Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
9:12 AM EDT on April 20, 2010
- Without Transit Riders, Peds and Cyclists, Manhattan Would Be One Big Parking Lot (News)
- More on AARP Pedestrian Safety Surveys: NY1, Post
- Albany Approves Third Budget Extension; Dems Mull New Car Fee (WNYC)
- City Pols Need Convincing of the Value of Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (MTR)
- MTA to Incredulous Daily News: Bx12 Fare-Beating No Worse Than Other Lines
- Verrazano Toll Plaza Teardown Begins; Prendergast Realigns Subway Managers (City Room, NY1)
- Rail Service Could Return to Staten Island’s North Shore (Advance, Post)
- Patrick Pogan Trial, Day 1: Defense Undercut by Viral Video (NYT, Post 1, 2, News)
- Ride the City Now Available for iPhone (Gothamist)
- Had to Happen: Tribeca Shop Sees a Niche in Fashion-Conscious Cycling (NYT)
- Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan: Good Sportsmanship Starts With Legal Parking (Shutdown Corner)
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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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