Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:56 AM EDT on June 12, 2014
- De Blasio, Jeff Klein Reps to Meet Today to Discuss “Watered-Down” Speed Limit Bill (Newsday)
- Xochil Zack Fortune, Killed in Bushwick, Latest of Five Cyclist Deaths in 30 Days (Gothamist, Bklyn Paper)
- Metro-North Releases Safety Plan Prompted by Bronx Crash (Post)
- DiNapoli: MTA Security Upgrades Late (WNYC); NJ Transit Fields PA Bus Terminal Complaints (WNYC)
- De Blasio Hints at Continuing Fight Against “Taxi of Tomorrow” (Crain’s)
- Tri-State Announces New Coalition to Promote “World Class BRT” for NYC (MTR)
- Manhattan CB 3 May Ask DOT for Moratorium on New Intercity Buses (DNA)
- Advocates and Officials Meet in Albany to Talk Highway Tear-Downs (Capital)
- Bike Lane Caused Driver to Crash Through Queensboro Bridge Exit Ramp, Says Attorney (News)
- Brooklyn Spoke: NYC Sends Mixed Signals About Biking on Sidewalks
- A Cyclist’s Guide to Gaining Tabloid Respect, Courtesy of the New York 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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