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By Brad Aaron

8:59 AM EST on February 28, 2012

Defined Space for Prospect Park Peds and Cyclists? Markowitz: If Drivers Get Extra Time (News, NYT)
Praise From All Quarters for Joe Lhota’s First 100 Days (Capital NY)
MTA Bridge Crossings Down Since 2007, Though Toll Revenues Are Up (News)
MTA to Sell Off Madison Avenue Buildings (Reuters)
City Panel Expected to Approve Third Ave. Whole Foods and Its 248 Parking Spots (NYT)
Reporting From One of City’s Most Hazardous Crossings, NY1 Parrots NYPD Victim-Blaming
Crossing Guard, Second Pedestrian Struck by Motorist in Harlem (DNA)
Driver Crashes Into Chelsea Building (DNA); Livery Cab Driver Hits House in Parkchester (NY1)
The Times Devotes Some Ink to Urban Street Safety
Science Says That Mercedes Driver More Likely to Feel Entitled to Run You Over
#savethelorax: Universal and Mazda Roundly Ridiculed by Steve Colbert

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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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