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By Brad Aaron

8:57 AM EDT on August 13, 2012

Cuomo Administration Defends TZB Toll Projections, But Cuomo Says They’re Too High (TransNat, AP)
Gelinas: If Tappan Zee Construction Numbers Don’t Add Up, Gov Can Always Kick the Debt Can (Post)
Is Transportation Alternatives the Most Powerful Force in New York City Government? (NYT)
Brooklyn Cyclist Gets Four Tickets in Single Stop (Gothamist); Daily News Doubles Down on Bike Hate
Luis Ruiz, 81, Fatally Struck by Two Drivers in Canarsie; One Flees the Scene (DNA)
Cops Hit Dirt Bike With Cruiser in Hunts Point, Killing 1; NYPD: There Was No Chase (DNA, Post, NY1)
Cab Drivers Observing Ramadan Work 12-Hour Shifts Without Food or Drink (TransNat)
Cap’n Transit Looks Back at the Shifting Widths of Manhattan’s Sidewalks
All of London’s New Nissan Cabs Will Be Wheelchair-Accessible (Capital)
The Onion Should Hire These Staten Island Motorists for Its American Voices Column (Advance)

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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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