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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
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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