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8:45 AM EDT on October 20, 2011

    • Andrea Bernstein: Chuck Schumer Asked Mayor Bloomberg to "Get Rid Of" PPW Bike Lane
    • Q Poll: 72 Percent of New Yorkers Welcome Bike-Share, 58 Percent Approve of Lanes (Post, News)
    • More on Cuomo Port Authority Pick Patrick Foye: NYT, Post, News, NY1, DNA, Kabak
    • WSJ Reports Imminent Appointment of Joe Lhota to Succeed Jay Walder
    • Ravitch Says New MTA Chief Should Push for Bridge Tolls (NY1)
    • Brooklyn Paper Covers Latest Williamsburg Cycling Fatality, Is Called Out by Readers
    • Bloomberg Says It Isn't Practical for Wheelchair Users to Hail Cabs (News)
    • Years-Long Campaign Pays Off for Proponents of Signal at Greenwich and Duane Streets (TriTrib, DNA)
    • Residents: West Side Highway Connection Will Add Speeding Traffic to Riverside Blvd. (DNA)
    • Urban Omnibus Talks With EDC's Joshua Nelson About the State of City Freight Rail
    • Economists Name Road Pricing as Best, If Not Only, Cure for Congestion (Atlantic)

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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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