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8:59 AM EDT on September 6, 2012

    • Jim Brennan and Jim Tedisco Come Out Against Proposed Truck Toll Hike (TransNat)
    • Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver Suspected of Racing Van on Flatbush Avenue (Post, News)
    • TA: Make Restaurant Owners Cover Costs of Delivery Workers' Bike Infractions (News)
    • NYPD Issued 27,979 Summonses for Sidewalk Riding in 2011 (AMNY via NY World)
    • Daily News Spins Astoria Pedestrian Plaza as a Battle Between Merchants and Residents
    • Businesses in Flushing and Corona Not Seeing Much U.S. Open Foot Traffic (DNA)
    • Livery Cab Lobbyists Claim Apps Will Bring the End of Street Hails (CapNY)
    • MTA Will Shift Newer Lexington Ave. Cars to 7 Line After Signal Upgrade (CapNY)
    • CCRB Investigating Charge That Cops Beat Harlem Dirt Biker and Took Bike for a Ride (DNA)
    • Brooklyn Paper Quotes Park Regular Who's Angry About Cyclists on Brooklyn Heights Promenade
    • What NYPD Does While Not Enforcing Traffic Laws: Serve as News Corp. Security Detail (CapNY)

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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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