Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EDT on August 25, 2011
- Squadron and Chin Call on DOT for Safer Delancey, Again (DNAinfo)
- J/Z Line Tops Latest Straphangers’ State of the Subways Rankings
- MTA Prepares for Hurricane Irene (Second Ave Sagas)
- Community Board Holds Up BoltBus Move to Chelsea (DNAinfo)
- Hunters Point Businesses Say Film Crews Hog Parking, Sidewalks (NY1)
- Carl Kruger Crony Frank Seddio Pegged as Frontrunner for Fidler’s Council Seat (CHN)
- With Latest City Council Vote, 80 Percent of Hoboken Streets to Have Bike Lanes (Patch)
- After Budget Deal and Gas Tax Reversal, CT Transit Riders Face Hikes and Cuts (MTR)
- Deadline Approaches for Renewing Federal Gas Tax Authorization (WaPo)
- Report: World Auto Population Hit 1 Billion in 2010 (Infrastructurist)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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