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City Council Signs Off on Far West Side Rezoning, Deals Death Blow to Kingsbridge Mall (NYT) Earthworm Churns Through First Phase of 7 Line Extension; Second Ave Sagas Not Impressed Cap’n Transit: Let’s Reroute Road-Building Funds Toward MTA Operating Gap (via SAS) Gene Russianoff Picks the Best and Worst Transit Developments of 2009 (HuffPo) Along … Continued

By Brad Aaron

9:03 AM EST on December 22, 2009

City Council Signs Off on Far West Side Rezoning, Deals Death Blow to Kingsbridge Mall (NYT)
Earthworm Churns Through First Phase of 7 Line Extension; Second Ave Sagas Not Impressed
Cap’n Transit: Let’s Reroute Road-Building Funds Toward MTA Operating Gap (via SAS)
Gene Russianoff Picks the Best and Worst Transit Developments of 2009 (HuffPo)
Along With Armory, Council Overrides Bloomberg on Parking “Grace Period,” Clergy Placards (WNYC)
Rule of Two? Unlicensed, Red Light-Running Truck Driver Not Charged for Midtown Ped Death (News)
Staten Island Drunk Driver First to Be Sentenced Under Leandra’s Law (Post)
New Jersey’s New “Complete Streets” Policy Fraught With Holes (MTR)
Times Delves Into the Deadly Hazards of Road Construction Zones — for Drivers
Steve Cuozzo Running on Fumes: Gridlock-Free Times Square Repelling Skyscraper Tenants
Part of Brooklyn Bridge Park Will Open Next Month (WNYC)
Bronx Retiree: The New York Yankees Have Ruined My Neighborhood (Bleacher Report)

Brad Aaron

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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