Today's Headlines

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By Brad Aaron

8:55 AM EDT on October 18, 2011

MTA Secures $113M in Federal Funds for New Buses, Dispatch Center Upgrades (News)
Transportation Alternatives Finds Midtown the City’s Most Dangerous Place to Walk (Crain’s, Post)
New Bill Would Close Leandra’s Law Breathalyzer Loophole With Ankle Bracelets (Daily Politics)
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 40-Year-Old Pedestrian in Rochdale (NY1)
Bloomberg Launches Program to Coordinate Road Work Projects Through City Web Site (NYT)
Metro-North, Amtrak Report Ridership Surge; Amtrak Numbers at All-Time High (MTR)
NJ Transit Riders Want Lincoln Tunnel PM Express Bus; Port Authority Says It Would Delay Traffic (APP)
Advocates Make the Case for Bringing Transit Manufacturing Jobs Back to NYC (NYT)
Jamaica Parking Developer Says Garages Should Be Exempt From City Taxes (News)
Outlaw Bike Culture Celebrated by the Daily News, So Long as the Bike Has a Motor

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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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