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9:06 AM EDT on May 11, 2009

    • Dysfunction the Defining Characteristic of "The New Albany" (NYT)  
    • Critics Agree: MTA Deal Ensures Future Day of Reckoning (Gotham Gazette)
    • MTA Board to Vote on Reduced Fare Hikes Today (NY1)
    • Will Paterson's Pick Do a Better Job Than Lee Sander? (Crain's)
    • Post Columnist Nicole Gelinas Thinks Not -- and Believes Albany Wants It That Way  
    • Malcolm Smith Says Marc Shaw Is a Non-Starter (News) 
    • Bridge Toll Foe Kevin Parker Stripped of Senate Posts After Alleged Assault (NY1, Post)
    • Times Covers Law-Breaking Motorists in Prospect Park
    • Here's One Way to Keep Cars Out of Select Bus Service Lanes (Ecstatic E's Journal) 
    • Latest WTC Transportation Hub Plan: "Heart Wrenching" (NYT)
    • ARC Gets $3B Recommendation From US DOT (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
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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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