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By Brad Aaron

9:27 AM EST on December 16, 2009

On Eve of Momentous MTA Vote, Student Fare Fight Exposes Funding Inequity (WNYC, NYT, News)
Bloomberg: Sooner or Later, Albany Will Revisit Road Pricing (Observer, News, NY1, SAS)
On Transport Tackles the Laundry List of MTA Myths
Car and Truck Traffic Poisoning Lungs of New Yorkers Rich and Poor (News)
Advos Ponder Next Step on Bedford Ave, Weak Screed From Tunku Varadarajan (Voice, Daily Beast)
TA: Spot Where Cyclist Solange Raulston Died Most Dangerous Intersection in North Bklyn (Gothamist)
News Covers Tuesday’s Brooklyn Pedestrian Fatality; Victim Still Unidentified
Unreal: Crash Your Truck While Driving Drunk? Itemize It! (WSJ)
App Taps Data for Meter-Beating Drivers; What About Fare-Paying Transit Riders? (Gothamist)
If Motorists Can’t Tell Time, How the Hell Will They Figure This Out? (Telegraph)

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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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