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By Brad Aaron

9:08 AM EDT on May 20, 2010

LaHood in NYC: Tolls Could Pay for Transpo Bill, But Only on New Asphalt (Transportation Nation)
TSTC: Manhattan and Brooklyn Most Dangerous for Senior Pedestrians (MTR, Post)
Cyclist in Horrifying Union Square Crash Identified as 36-Year-Old Pilar Ortiz (Gothamist)
Times, Crain’s, WNYC Cover Robert Lieber Resignation
Neglecting State Parks Could Cost More Than Keeping Them Open (WNYC)
State Senate Accuses State DOT of Fiscal Waste (MTR)
MTA Won’t Renew Contract With Goldman Sachs (City Room)
Mobbed-Up Sub Axed From East Side Access (NYT); Kabak: Low-Bid Mandate to Blame
SI GOP Nominates Ex-Rep, Convicted Drunk Driver Vito Fossella for Former Seat (Advance, News)
Markowitz Releases Plan for Revamped “Brooklyn Boulevard,” a.k.a. Fourth Avenue (Eagle)
As Promised, City Health Commish Thomas Farley Now Biking to the Office (News)

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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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