Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:16 AM EDT on October 1, 2009
- NYC DOT to Swap Vehicle Fleet for Car-Share (NYT)
- Distracted Drivers: My Job Is More Valuable Than Your Life (NYT)
- NYPD Ped Killing: Mayor Pledges Resolution; Brace Yourself for Defense Tack (NYT, Post, Post)
- Weekend DWI Crash Claims Washington Heights Pedestrian (Post)
- News: Thanks to Albany, Killer Drunk Drivers Have More Rights Than Their Victims
- Vincent Gentile Makes Parking Enforcement Sound Like History’s Greatest Injustice (News)
- Work Continues on Sands Street Bike Path, as Does Illegal Parking (B’stoner)
- Brian Ketcham: Redeveloped Kingsbridge Armory Would Be a Traffic Magnet (News)
- Nassau County’s “Lighthouse” Project: TOD Without the T (WNYC)
- Cops Target Unlicensed Central Park Bike Rentals (City Room)
- News of the Weird: Stickballers Play in Park Slope Traffic (News)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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