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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on July 7, 2017

MTA Shifts $1.2 Billion Away From New Subway Cars, Toward Cuomo Expansion Projects (News)
Hudson Tunnel Construction Cost Estimates Rise to $13 Billion (Politico, NYT, WNYC, Crain’s)
Gateway Overseer John Porcari Says It Won’t Get Built Without Funds From Trump and the Feds (News)
Meanwhile, Christie’s Been Spending Millions in ARC Funds to Subsidize a Low-Ridership Ferry (NYT)
Derailment at Penn Expected to Tie Up NJ Transit Commutes Today (NYT, Post)
Schumer: Spend Sandy Repair Funds to Fix Up NYC Transit (SoP)
How Well Will the Subway Handle the Surge of LIRR Riders Displaced By Amtrak Repairs? (AMNY)
More Coverage of Advocates’ New Transportation Policy Platform for NYC Candidates (Gothamist)
Prelim Research Suggests Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Also Protect You From Inhaling Soot (NYT)
Gianaris Makes His Case for a Millionaire’s Tax to Fund Transit (News)
Wonder Why People Get So Cranky About Bike Lanes at Community Board Meetings? Read This (Deadspin)

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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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