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By Brad Aaron

9:12 AM EST on January 29, 2010

Suburban Reps Want to Trade Transit-Funding Payroll Tax for One-Time Stim Allocation (MTR)
San Francisco Crisis May Bring 10 Percent Cut in Muni Service — for Starters (Streetsblog SF)
Meanwhile, It’s Full Steam Ahead for Headline-Grabbing High Speed Rail (WSJ)
Insert Cartoon Joke Here: Albany Line Loses Out to Disney Express; CT Nets $40M (WNYC, MTR)
Bloomberg Budget Includes Truck Parking Hike, Job Cuts for NYPD, DOH (NYT, Post, City Room)
Officer’s Fear for Job, Life Leaves Doctors Free to Park With Impunity (Ink Lake)
Governors Island, Brooklyn Bridge Park Projects Stalled by City-State Stalemate (Post)
Staten Islanders, Sen. Diane Savino Balk at Express Route Cuts (NY1)
Widow of 5 Train Victim Wants to Know What Happened (City Room)
Dear Sec. LaHood: Wouldn’t a National Traffic Hotline Lead to More Distracted Driving? (Directions)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

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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