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8:59 AM EST on February 24, 2017

    • Why Is Transit Ridership Declining While NYC Grows? (NYT)
    • Freddy Ferrer Isn't the Crusader for Better Transit We've Been Waiting For (AMNY)
    • More Coverage of City Hall's Vision Zero Progress Report (News, DNA)
    • Visualize the Impact of the L Train Shutdown With This Mapping Tool (Sidewalk Labs)
    • Safety Fixes Coming to Six Intersections in Kew Gardens (QChron)
    • The Indignity of Riding the Bx7 (Riverdale Press)
    • MTA Approves Raises for TWU (NY1)
    • Illegally Parked Big Rigs Are All Over the Streets of Southeast Queens (QChron)
    • One More Reason to Avoid the BQE (News)

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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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