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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on August 1, 2017

Truck Drivers Working for Action Carting Have Killed Five People in NYC Since 2008 (DNA)
City Hall’s Bike Strategy Should Be a Lot Bolder Than 10 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes a Year (Gothamist)
NYPD Needs to Turn Over a New Leaf and Change Its Approach to Cyclist Safety (CityLimits)
Cuomo Might Move His Man Pat Foye From Port Authority to MTA (Politico)
NYC Dems Turn to Jelly When Asked to Call Out Cuomo for Transit Crisis, Except Jumaane Williams (Voice)
Add to the List of Political Players Uninterested in Helping Riders: Rory Lancman (Crain’s), TWU (NY1)
The City Doesn’t Run the MTA, But the Mayor’s Taking a Hit in the Polls Anyway (Crain’s, News)
Will Pressure to Fix the Subways Give Congestion Pricing Political Momentum? (C&S)
Just What the MTA Needs — an Easy Mark in Charge of Procurement (Post)
Car Passenger Dies of Injuries Sustained in Drunk Driving Crash (News)
Read Part Two of Danielle Davis’s Account of Losing Her Sister Lauren to Traffic Violence (Medium)

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Ben Fried

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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