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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EDT on March 13, 2012

State Senate Votes to Axe MTA Capital Funds (Daily Politics, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Senate Transportation Bill Includes Restoration of Commuter Transit Benefit (TransNat)
Related: Bloomberg to Explain to Eric Cantor How Cities Work (TransNat, Capital NY)
Report Finds New York World’s Most Competitive City (WNYC, Crain’s)
Curb-Jumping Cabbie Pins Pedestrian to Building in Midtown (Post, DNA)
Should Cab Drivers Be Behind the Wheel 70 Hours a Week? (Gotham Gazette)
City Close to Deal for Jackson Heights Park Land (News)
City Room Has Renderings of the High Line Expansion Into Hudson Yards
Developers Propose Pedestrian-Oriented Replacement for South Street Seaport Mall (DNA)
Former Staffer Tells How the MTA Opened Up Its Data (NY World)
Intriguing Alternative to Killer Garbage Trucks: Trash Tubes (Forbes)
Casey Neistat Shows What It Takes to Get Caught Stealing a Bike (NYT)

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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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