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By
Brad Aaron
8:57 AM EDT on July 29, 2015
- Cuomo’s LaGuardia Overhaul Projected to Cost $8B and Take 10 Years (Crain’s)
- Cuomo’s MTA Will Have to Cajole and Beg to Fund Half of Its Capital Program (NYT)
- Port Authority Calls for More Federal Funding for Gateway Tunnel (News)
- The Times Says LaGuardia Access Is a Weak Link in Cuomo Plan
- Council Members Want to Regulate Tall Buildings South of Central Park (Crain’s)
- Boro Media and CBs Agree: NYC Seniors Need Parking More Than Housing (City Limits)
- Pedestrian Bridge Linking Randalls Island and the South Bronx Expected to Open This Summer (NYT)
- Drunk Driver Critically Injures Cyclist on Queens Plaza North (Post, News); DNA Blames Cyclist
- SI Driver Who Killed Passenger and Fled Scene Held Without Bail (News)
- Gale Brewer: City Curb Cuts Are Out of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act (News)
- Add the Times to List of Media to Wrongly Link Lower Speed Limit With Traffic Congestion
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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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