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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EST on March 1, 2012

Thruway Authority to Westchester and Rockland: If You Want Tappan Zee Transit, Pay for It (TransNat)
Board Takes Shape for Cuomo’s Nebulous “New York Works Fund”; And: TZB Greenway! (Reuters)
TWU: MTA Could Restore Service, Re-Hire Staff; Lhota Fields Inane Press Qs (CNY, News, Kabak)
Pilot Program Allows Constituents to Help Guide Capital Spending in Four Council Districts (City Limits)
Brooklyn Paper Coverage of Prospect Park Road Diet Worth a Read for Driver Quotes Alone
Cyclist Publishes Web Site to Help New Yorkers Struck by Motorists (Voice)
Vincent Ignizio Praises Sadik-Khan for Changes to Staten Island Intersections (Advance)
Fare Hike Four Alum Ruben Diaz Sr. Suing for Subway Elevator in Parkchester (NY1)
Supervisors of Drunk Cop Who Crashed Cruiser May Be Disciplined (News)
Someone at Mazda Is Probably Questioning This Whole Lorax Business About Now (TransNat)

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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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