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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.

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Chinatown

Here’s the Chinatown Intersection Where NIMBYs Killed a Pedestrian Overhaul

Noah joined Streetsblog as a New York City reporter at the start of 2010. When he was a kid, he collected subway paraphernalia in a Vignelli-map shoebox.
Before coming to Streetsblog, he blogged at TheCityFix DC and worked as a field organizer for the Obama campaign in Toledo, Ohio. Noah graduated from Yale University, where he wrote his senior thesis on the class politics of transportation reform in New York City. He lives in Morningside Heights.

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Construction Begins on Permanent Pike Street Redesign

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East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets

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Safer Bowery, LES Bike Lanes Clear Manhattan CB3 Committee

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Here’s the Chinatown Intersection Where NIMBYs Killed a Pedestrian Overhaul

Construction Begins on Permanent Pike Street Redesign

East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets

Canal Street Report Recommends Wider Sidewalks, Smarter Parking

Upper East Side Workshop Kicks Off New Street Safety Campaign

Safer Bowery, LES Bike Lanes Clear Manhattan CB3 Committee

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