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By Brad Aaron

8:59 AM EST on February 2, 2012

Bloomberg Budget Proposal: More Cuts to City Services, No New Taxes (DNA, WNYC, NY1, News)
Chris Ward: New York Neglects Declining Infrastructure at Its Own Peril (Capital NY)
TWU Talks Resume (TransNat); Union Wins Time Off for Subway Crews Who Witness Fatalities (Post)
League of American Bicyclists President to Discuss House Transportation Bill With Brian Lehrer
City Council Aspirants Announce Intentions for Jessica Lappin’s Seat (DNA)
Assembly Member Philip Goldfeder Lobbies for Revival of LIRR Rockaway Beach Line (NY1)
Ben Kabak: Bond Fees an Often Overlooked State Scheme That Stiffs Transit Users
Man Killed on Staten Island Expressway Apparently Left There by NYPD (Advance)
Alex Marshall: City’s Pockmarked Streets Hazardous to Cyclists (RPA)
New York Media Again Schooled on Cycling Coverage, This Time in the UK (Dani Simons)
Meanwhile, No Motorist Sob Story Is Too Trivial for the New York Post

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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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