Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:13 AM EDT on August 5, 2009
- “Cash for Clunkers” Renewal Nearly Assured Despite U.S. DOT Data Lockdown (Streetsblog Cap Hill)
- LaHood Announces Distracted Driving Summit (NYT)
- Driving While Not Distracted Is Dangerous Too (STL Urban Workshop via Streetsblog.net)
- Driver in Westchester Crash That Killed Eight Was Drunk, High (NYT, News, Post)
- Bloomberg Chats Up Commuters About His Transit Initiative (NY1)
- Slow News Day: M50 Beats Reporter in Crosstown Run as Pete Donohue Seeks Free Ride Skeptics
- Second Ave. Sagas Discusses the Future of the MetroCard, or Lack Thereof
- BP Molinaro, SI Advance Smell Conspiracy in Parking Sign Confusion
- AAA Names Cross Bronx Expressway New York’s Worst Road (NY1)
- Will Pedro Espada Ever Pay the $61K He Owes in City Campaign Fines? (News)
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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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