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By Brad Aaron

8:53 AM EDT on April 27, 2015

NYT Endorses Move NY Toll Reform Plan
Crain’s Talks With Walder About New Dock Software and Other Citi Bike Upgrades
Reappointed Prendergast Calls Capital Program His Top Priority (Emma G. Fitzsimmons, News)
Cuomo Announces $1 Billion Fed Loan for Commuter Rail Positive Train Control (Observer, Post)
Nicole Gelinas (Post) and Daily News Slam Cuomo and de Blasio for Transit Happy Talk
MTA Now Expects to Open 7 Line Extension This Summer (2nd Ave Sagas)
78th Precinct Doesn’t Need a Law to Ticket Cyclists for Cell Phone Use (Bklyn Paper)
CO of 88th Precinct, Where Drivers Do What They Please, Brags on Cyclist Crackdown (DNA)
Green Cab Driver Rams, Flips Daily News Truck, Killing Paper Delivery Man (News, Post)
Bratton Opposes Decriminalizing Sidewalk Biking, Park After Dark, and Other Offenses (Post)
Daily News Op-Ed Writer Proposes Confiscating Bikes for Sidewalk Riding
New York State DMV Lets High School Kids Conduct Vehicle Inspections (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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