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Ben Fried
8:53 AM EDT on March 21, 2017
- MTA Pledges Action to Speed Up Buses, But Will It Be Enough? (NY1)
- Charles Moerdler Has No Confidence in Judlau Contracting Not to Botch L Train Rehab (AMNY)
- East Side Access Reportedly Becoming Even More of a Boondoggle (NY1)
- Don’t Count on the Cortlandt Street Subway Station to Reopen on Schedule (AMNY)
- MTA Construction Chief Is Stepping Down (News)
- De Blasio Nominates Carl Weisbrod for MTA Board (News)
- Crowding on NJ Transit’s Penn Station Platforms Reaching Crisis Levels (WSJ)
- Daily News Cheers for the Sheridan Teardown
- Alt-Side Parking Returns — Let the Whining Commence (WNYC)
- Are the Bike Lanes Clear? Check Bike Snob’s Daily Forecast at TransAlt
- While You’re Waiting for a Bike Lane on the Brooklyn Bridge Main Deck, Try This Weird Trick (Gothamist)
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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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