Today’s Headlines
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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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