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8:54 AM EDT on August 29, 2008

    • Obama Lays Out Energy Plan (Grist) 
    • Gas Price Dip Expected to Mean More Holiday Driving (News) 
    • Cuomo Warns of Pump Bait and Switch (Post, News)
    • Critical Mass Marks Four Years of NYPD Harassment (Metro) 
    • Action Needed on Closed West St. Bike Path (Downtown Express)
    • MTA Will Keep Extra Outbound Battery Tunnel Lane (Bklyn Eagle) 
    • Molinaro, Parks Dept. Spar Over Roads Through Fresh Kills Park (SI Advance)
    • Pedestrian Fatalities: Blame the Victim, Blame the Moon (Freakonomics)
    • Brooklyn Man's Death Signaled by Collection of Parking Tickets (NYT) 
    • California Bill Would Encourage Transit Oriented Development (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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