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By
Brad Aaron
8:59 AM EDT on July 29, 2016
- TA Report: City Hall Defends “Regularized” NYPD Enforcement: Gothamist; More: Voice, AMNY, NY1
- With 2017 Fare Hike Looming, Advocates Worry Cuomo Will Stiff Straphangers (Gothamist)
- Second Ave Sagas Not Optimistic Biennial Fare Hikes Will Bring Improved Service
- Delays on Some Subway Lines Are Up, But Vague MTA Data Doesn’t Tell Riders Much (DNA)
- MTA Dismisses Proposal to Run E Trains on G Tracks During Canarsie Tube Work (DNA, Gothamist)
- DOT Will Study Oddo Proposal to Add Staten Island Ferry Stops (NY1)
- Cyclist Injured in Fall Sues Citi Bike for Not Making Him Wear a Helmet (News, Post)
- Slowing Drivers and Making Room for Cyclists Would Be Riverdale’s Undoing, Warns Press Reader
- Study Not Funded by Uber Finds Uber Has No Effect on Drunk Driving (Motherboard)
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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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