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By Brad Aaron

9:04 AM EDT on May 12, 2011

Census Shows Manhattan Is a Magnet for the Young (NYT)
Talking Heads at Fox 5 Praise DOT, Debate Efficacy of the Word “Jerk”
Fast Company Chimes In With Snark-Free Bike-Share Advice
Gotham Gazette: PlaNYC Would Benefit From Bottom-Up Involvement
Detective’s Son Injures Pedestrian, Flees Scene, Is Not Arrested (News)
Fort Greene Motorists Fear BK Flea Will Force Them to Pay for a Few Hours of Parking (Gothamist)
City Exploring GPS System for Private Vehicles (News)
How Do You Make a Car Horn Less Offensive? Turns Out Nobody Knows (NYT)
After the Christie ARC Debacle, Feds Leery of Investing in Jersey Rail (2nd Ave Sagas)
You Know the Bar Is Low When the Advance Is a Relative Voice of Reason on Gas Prices

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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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