Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:51 AM EDT on April 17, 2014
- MTA and TWU Reportedly Close to Contract Deal (NYT)
- NYC Burbs Contend With Shift to City Living (NYT)
- Vishaan Chakrabarti: Subsidies for Suburbia Are Holding America Back (NYT)
- Tish James Says de Blasio Should Do “Whatever It Takes” to Keep Citi Bike Going (WNYC)
- Bratton Directs Commands to Warn, Rather Than Ticket, When Jaywalking Poses No Safety Risk (News)
- EDC: Bike Commuting Up Sharply From ’06 to ’12 as Cab Commuting Dropped (Post)
- Six Children Hospitalized When SUV Driver Collides With School Bus in East Flatbush (News, News 12)
- MTA Awards East Side Access Contracts (DNA), Releases Construction Video
- Judge Rules TLC Can’t Deduct From Fares for Cab Driver Health Care Fund (WNYC)
- Michael Powell: With Its Low Gas Tax, Christie’s New Jersey Is a “Transportation Pauper” (NYT)
- Most Outlandish Aspect of This Story: Women Actually Recruited Mom to Car Sit to Keep Free Parking
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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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