Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:58 AM EST on February 25, 2016
- Why Have Cuomo and State Legislators Not Appointed NYC Representatives to the MTA Board? (WNYC)
- Planning Commish OKs East NY Rezoning (Politico); MMV Announces Plan for East Harlem (Crain’s)
- DOT Won’t Fix One of the Most Perilous Intersections in Brooklyn Because CB 8 Said “No” (DNA)
- Observer: DOT Deference to Community Boards on Transit and Safety Is Harmful and Absurd
- 90th Precinct Continues to Disrespect Kent Ave Bike Lane, This Time With a Light Tower (Gothamist)
- Very Cool: Brooklyn Navy Yard to Launch Free, Frequent Shuttle Connecting to Subway Lines (Curbed)
- Free Parking Crusader Vincent Gentile Wants to Suspend Meters on Dozens of Holidays (News)
- It’s OK for Uber Drivers to Maim or Kill You, as Long as They Don’t Overcharge You (Post)
- See the Advance Twist Criticism of Motorist Space-Hogs Into Argument Against Vision Zero
- TransitCenter Has Some Ideas on Why U.S. Transit Agencies Are Not Innovating
- Driver Who Won the Daytona 500 Says NYC Traffic Is More Harrowing Than NASCAR Racing (WSJ)
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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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