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8:56 AM EDT on March 15, 2012

    • Senate Transportation Bill Includes $1.4B for New York City Transit (Post)
    • With Cuomo on Board, State Legislators Sew Up Their Districts (NYT)
    • Construction Underway on Cuomo's Transit-Free Tappan Zee (LoHud, TransNat)
    • Rudin Agrees to Fewer Parking Spots, Fewer Apartments for St. Vincent's Development (NYT)
    • Whole Foods Coming to Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg (NYT, Bklyn Paper)
    • NIMBY Outrage! Main Street in Dumbo Too Choked With Cars to Run Buses (B'stoner)
    • Related: Luxury Upper East Side Highrise Locks Public Out of Public Plaza (DNA)
    • Obstacles Remain on Manhattan Bridge Bike Path (Gothamist)
    • Driving the Speed Limit: A Risky Proposition on Staten Island (Advance)
    • Budget Prevented MTA From Replacing LIRR Escalator Where Woman Died (NYT)
    • When It Comes to Protecting Transit, Nothing Gets By the New York City Council (Capital)

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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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