Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:21 AM EST on December 17, 2009
- Transit System Officially on Track to 1980s; Let the Finger-Pointing Commence (NYT, WNYC, AP, GG)
- One in Three Luminaries Sees Road Pricing as Key to MTA Rescue (Room for Debate)
- David Paterson Doesn’t Understand Sheldon Silver’s Autocentricity (Post, Observer)
- Michael Daly Rips Shelly for Sparing Drivers at Kids’ Expense; News Finds School Fare Smoking Gun
- Hopenhagen Schmopenhagen: Intransigent Leaders Wind World-As-We-Know-It Death Clock (NYT)
- Bloomberg Says Sending Stim Cash Directly to Cities Would Have Helped the Environment (AP)
- Times Takes Slice-of-Life Approach to City Air Pollution Study, Sticks With “OMG UES!” Meme
- Budget Shortfalls Blamed for PlaNYC Playgrounds-to-Parks Cutbacks (NYT)
- New NYPD Academy’s 3,000-Car Garage Will Ensure Cadets’ Windshield Perspective (NYT)
- Teen-Targeted DWI Program Created by Maureen McCormick Goes Citywide (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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