streetsblog-nyc-logo-alt

streetsblog-nyc-logo-dark

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Awesome Categories

Streetsblog Basics

Streetsblog Network

Top Categories

Covering the fight for sustainable cities

streetsblog-nyc-logo

Streetsblog New York City

Donate to Streetsblog

SB NYC Initials 16-9 crop

Support Streetsblog

'Jaywalking'

Accessibility

Aggressive Driving

Air Quality

Athletes and Celebrities

Auto Insurance

Bestocracy

Bicycle Infrastructure

Bicycle Parking

Bicycle Safety

Bicycling

Bike Boulevards

Bike Boxes

Bike Lanes

Bike Mayor

Bike Sharing

Bike Theft

Bike/Ped

Black Lives Matter

Bollards

Boondoggles

Bridge Tolls

Bus Bulbs

bus lanes

Bus Rapid Transit

Buses

Business Improvement Districts

Campaign Contributions

Car Culture

Car Dependence

Car Sales

Car-Free Parks

Car-Free Streets

Car-Sharing

Carbon Tax

Cargo bikes

Cars

Casinos

Celebrity Cyclists

Issues & Campaigns

<p>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.</p>


Ben Fried

Bed-Stuy

Brooklyn Bus Stop Draws Bigger Crowd Than Thompson Anti-BRT “Rally”

John Kaehny

Jay Walder and NYC Buses, Part 2: What Can the MTA Do for Bus Riders?

Jay Walder’s Well-Placed Priorities: Doing More With New York City Buses

Second Avenue Subway Keeps on Slipping Into the Future

Transpo Bills Gummed Up By State Senate Dysfunction

<p>Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.</p>


Bus Rapid Transit

Brooklyn Bus Stop Draws Bigger Crowd Than Thompson Anti-BRT “Rally”

Jay Walder and NYC Buses, Part 2: What Can the MTA Do for Bus Riders?

Jay Walder’s Well-Placed Priorities: Doing More With New York City Buses

Second Avenue Subway Keeps on Slipping Into the Future

Transpo Bills Gummed Up By State Senate Dysfunction

Take the Bus Rapid Transit Online Survey

Final BRT Phase II Workshops This Week

Tonight: Tell Transpo Planners Your Ideas for the Next Round of BRT Routes

Working Families Party Wants More Street Space for BRT

Planning the Next Phase of Select Bus Service