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By Ben Fried

8:53 AM EDT on August 3, 2017

Van Driver Reversed Into Man Crossing 120th Street in Kew Gardens, Killing Him (DNA)
TransAlt Calls for Protected Bike Lane on Crescent Street in Astoria (DNA)
After 10 Years of Summer Streets, It’s Time to Think Bigger (AMNY)
The MTA Was Having Trouble Filling Maintenance Jobs Even Before Deciding to Staff Up (WSJ)
Jay Walder: Citi Bike Can’t Replace the Subway, But It Can Relieve Pressure on the System (News)
Citi Bike’s Going on Tour in the Bronx and Staten Island (AMNY, News)
Douglaston Civic Association vs. Safe Douglaston Streets (TL)
PATH Train Carrying 22,000 Additional Riders Per Day This Summer (NYT)
Leftover MetroCard Balances Added Up to $80 Million in Unused Fares Last Year (News)
How to Make the Subways More Bearable for Your Fellow Straphangers (Gothamist, WNYC)

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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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