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By Brad Aaron

8:47 AM EDT on July 27, 2016

Electeds Want 16-Agency “Working Group” to Prepare for Canarsie Tube Closure (News, @2AvSagas)
How Will NYC Manage Streets When There’s No L Service? De Blasio Isn’t Inspiring Confidence (Politico)
The Times Ponders How Williamsburg Will Fare Without the L; Post Pleased With Shutdown Plan
Keegan Stephan: Get the NYPD Out of Vision Zero (City Limits)
Cyclist Seriously Injured in Greenwood Collision; Driver Claims Victim Ran Stop Sign (News, DNA)
Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Gets 1 to 3 Years for Crash That Killed Guler Ugur-Yaacobi (Post)
There Was a Fatal Motorcycle Crash in the Lincoln Tunnel This Morning (NY1)
The Post Reports on NYC’s June Traffic Death Spike
With New Limits on Hours, Why Isn’t the TLC Talking About Raising Cab Driver Pay? (Crain’s)
Steve Matteo, Staten Island Advance Come to Aid of Drivers Who Speed in School Zones (1, 2)
James Oddo Wants the Staten Island Ferry to Have More Manhattan Destinations (Advance)
What Happens When Old-Timey Subway Cars Break Down (WNYC, NY1)

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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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