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8:50 AM EDT on August 25, 2008

    • Enviro Groups Happy With Biden as Obama VP Pick (Grist) 
    • Summer Streets Draws to a Close (NYT) 
    • Fieldston, Bronx to Limit Auto Access for 24 Hours (R'dale Press)
    • CA Commuter Line Struggles With Bike-and-Ride Increase (Planetizen) 
    • Eighth Ave Bike Lane Not a Gay Issue (Chelsea Now)
    • Driving While Distracted: The New DUI (NYT)
    • NYPD Cruiser Crashes Are Up (NY1) 
    • Traffic Agent's Baby, Delivered After She Was Hit by Van and Bus, Dies (News) 
    • Hit-and-Run Killer Sues City Over Damaged Car (Post, News)
    • City Drivers Complain of Rising Insurance Rates (News)
Brad Aaron
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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