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8:49 AM EDT on August 3, 2018

    • Michele Patrich Thought the Evergreen Ave. Bike Lane Would Keep Her Safe (News)
    • Gelinas: Uber-Lyft Cap Could Serve as Prelude to Actual Congestion Pricing (CJ)
    • Times and CityLab Op-Eds Argue for Pricing Rather Than TNC Limit
    • NYPD to Relax Fare-Beating Arrests (NY1, WNYC); Post Sees Dogs and Cats Living Together
    • Related: De Blasio Defends NYPD Refusal to Comply With Fare Evasion Data Law (AMNY)
    • Chaim Deutsch: Let's Not Get Carried Away With Bus Service Improvements (KCP)
    • NYPD Turns New 29th Street Bike Lane Into a Parking Lot (Gothamist)
    • For New Jersey Commuters, Chris Christie Is the Gift That Keeps On Giving (NYT)
    • Driver Rams Storefront in Willowbrook; Advance: Oopsie!
    • NYPD Won't Hesitate to Risk Your Life to Save Someone Else's Property (ABC)

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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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