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By Brad Aaron

9:13 AM EST on January 6, 2011

Cuomo SOTS Light on Specifics; No Mention of Transportation, MTA (Transpo Nation, NYT, GoGa, News)
Times: Gov Wise to Promise No “One-Time Fixes,” But Will He Safeguard Transit Funds?
Lawmakers — or Denny Farrell at Least — Abuzz With Privatization Talk (City Hall)
Jeff Klein, Diane Savino Break With Senate Dems to Form Independent Bloc (City Room, Daily Politics)
Latest City Council Absurdity: Shrinking Hydrant Zones; Times Careful to Work in Bike Lane Zinger
Dead Birds, Schmead Birds: Parking Meter Hike Portends End of Days (NY1)
Woman Killed After SUV Is Stuck in Snow on Hutchinson River Parkway (Post)
Miami Herald Schools City Press Corps on Street Safety Coverage
2nd Ave Sagas Assesses ARC Fallout, Nassau County’s MTA Debt
Shocker: Gulf Oil Spill Precipitated by Gross Corporate Negligence, Lack of Oversight (NYT)

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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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