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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.

Ben Fried

The Hypocrisy of Denis Hamill’s Blind Road Rage

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.

Brad Aaron

Media Watch

Despite Awful Track Record, Plaza NIMBYs Always Good for a Quote

New York AAA Guy: If Drivers Broke the Law, There’d Be Carnage

Myth Busted: Safer Streets Are Not Slowing Emergency Responders

Carnage

No Charges Filed as Five Pedestrians Killed in City Traffic in Six Days

Help Make Sense of Crazy Steve Cuozzo

NY Mag Fumbles Chance to Hold NYPD’s Feet to the Fire on Street Safety

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration&#8217;s ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City&#8217;s ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

Stephen Miller

Times Metro Desk Explains Parking Reform For the Windshield Set

Bronx Toddler Apparently One of Many Unreported NYC Pedestrian Deaths

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

Freakonomics Hucksters: “Save the Earth, Drive Your Car”