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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on March 30, 2018

When the Going Gets Tough for Congestion Pricing, Cuomo Slinks Away (Gotham Gazette)
Speed Cameras Reportedly in the Mix in Chaotic Albany Budget Talks (Politico)
Cynthia Nixon Calls Out MTA Featherbedding, and Cuomo’s Labor Allies Leap Into Attack Mode (Politico)
Must-Read Story on the MTA’s Reluctance to Correctly Diagnose Causes of Subway Delays (News)
Andy Byford: MTA Can Resignal Entire System in 10-15 Years (WSJ)
Byford Pleasantly Fielded Questions on Twitter Yesterday (AMNY, News)
While Other Cities Embrace E-Bikes, NYC Has de Blasio’s Punitive Crackdown (News)
Yellow Cab Apps May Shift to Uber-Style Dynamic Pricing (News)
Here’s How the Sunnsyside Bike Lane Town Hall Played in the Queens Press (QChron, TL)
Brooklyn Spoke: You’d Never Know It From the Papers, But People Who Bike Are Part of the Community

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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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