Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:10 AM EST on December 18, 2009
- NYers React to Looming Transit Cutbacks (NYT 1, 2, News 1, 2, Post 1, 2)
- Walder Hints at Layoffs; Incoming TWU Prez Balks (News)
- Paterson: Public Distrusts MTA Because It Isn’t “Profitable” (Daily Politics)
- Use Capital Funds to Bolster Operating Budget? Reasonable People Disagree (GG)
- Cabbies Cry Foul as TLC Approves New Distracted Driving Rules (NYT, NY1, News)
- Bloomberg Accepts Council Rejection of Kingsbridge Armory Mall, Then Vetoes It (WNYC, Post)
- $20M Stimulus Allocation to Bronx Hospital Results in More Parking, Fewer Jobs (News)
- Missing Sign Sows Parking Chaos in Prospect Heights; Don’t Miss the Bklyn Paper URL
- Brooklyn Motorists Show Flagrant Regard for Maple Street Bike Lane (Gothamist)
- Markowitz $250K Parking Lot Slip-and-Fall Settlement Raises Eyebrows (News)
- Walkable Development: The Most Direct Route to Curbing Auto Emissions (Globe)
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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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