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8:47 AM EST on January 16, 2008

    • Sander: The MTA Needs Congestion Pricing (Metro) 
    • Feds Say Bridge Plan Should Include Flex Tolls (News)
    • Bid Firms Find Original Pricing Proposal 'Too Complex' (Voice)
    • City Makes It Legal for Marty Markowitz to Park on Sidewalk (News)
    • Judge Recuses Himself From Atlantic Yards Panel (Post)
    • Amtrak Labor Dispute Unresolved as Strike Deadline Nears (AMNY)
    • Gas Tax Program Would Expand Rail Service (MTR)
    • Speeding Up Buses Isn't Rocket Science (Gotham Gazette) 
    • Who's to Blame for Motorist-Cyclist Conflicts? (LA Times)
    • Tata Could Have Done Better Than 'India's Model T' (NYT)
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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'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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