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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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