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By Brad Aaron

8:33 AM EDT on May 8, 2014

Amtrak CEO: With Aging Tunnels and No ARC, Northeast Corridor in Jeopardy (CapNY, Biz Insider)
Perpetual Transit Raider Cuomo Directs MTA to Plan for the Future (CapNY, News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Mary Beth Kelly: Families for Safe Streets “Determined” to Get Gov Onboard for 20 MPH Bill (WNYC)
DOT Proposes East Side Bike Lanes (DNA); Kallos Wants Funds for East River Esplanade (News)
Daily News: Council Members Mulling Central Park Electric Car Pilot Program
Make Queens Safer Analyzes 2014 NYPD Data; DNAinfo Covers Queens Boulevard “Slow Zone”
More Coverage of NYPD’s New Crash Data Release From WNYC
CB 7 Recommends Against Bill to Toughen Penalties for Cab Drivers Who Maim and Kill (DNA)
Nice Nicole Gelinas Profile of Richard Ravitch: CapNY
Petro: Expansion of NYC Bike Share Should Not Hinge on Profitability
West Village Co-Op Appeals Citi Bike Station Ruling: “Somebody Is Going to Die” (Post)

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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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