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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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