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By Brad Aaron

8:56 AM EDT on October 15, 2015

Kaehny: Public Needs to Know Where State’s MTA Contribution Will Come From (Gotham Gazette)
Vision Zero: NYPD Caught Painting Parking Spots in Schermerhorn Bike Lane (@jooltman via Gothamist)
NJ Transit Board Votes to Lead Gateway Environmental Review (NYT)
Thanks to Chris Christie, Missing NJ Transit Late-Night Trains Aren’t Coming Back (WNYC)
Ydanis Rodriguez Wants DOT to Study Light Rail (Politico)
City Audits Health Factors and Life Expectancy by Neighborhood (Politico, Post)
This Is Rich: The Staten Island Advance Is Freaking Out Over Expected Ferris Wheel Traffic
Parents and Schools Are Desperate to Protect Children From NYC Drivers (Express, R’dale Press)
Traffic Light Coming to Eighth Avenue and Windsor Place in Park Slope (DNA)
Uber’s Courier Service Doesn’t Use Cars (Post)
Well, at Least Ed Koch Is Resting Peacefully (DNA)

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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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