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By Brad Aaron

8:59 AM EST on January 21, 2016

De Blasio to Outline Budget Proposal Today (Politico, WNYC)
Amtrak Pegs Tab for Gateway, Penn, and Other Needed Improvements at $23.9B (NYT, 2AS)
DOT Set to Remove Jay Street Bike Lane in DUMBO to Give Motorists a Short Cut to the BQE (DNA)
David Greenfield Still After DOT for Slowing Drivers on Deadly Ocean Parkway (Jewish Voice)
More Coverage of TA’s Latest Vision Zero Report Card (Post, AMNY, DNA, Advance, Gothamist)
DMV to Begin Suspending Registrations of Toll Cheats (News)
Times Ledger Hands Mic to Self-Styled “Safety Consultant” Who Wants Cyclists Off Queens Boulevard
One-Way Streets Don’t Have to Be Dangerous for People Who Walk (Urban Residue)
Once Opposed, Bratton Now Onboard With Turning Police Cars Into Tanks (News)
You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Store a Car on a New York City Street, But It Has to Help (Advance)

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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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