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By
Brad Aaron
8:48 AM EDT on August 10, 2016
- Traffic Signal Priority Not an MTA Priority (AMNY)
- Trottenberg Talks With Brian Lehrer About Brooklyn Bridge Promenade, Shared Streets (WNYC, AMNY)
- Gothamist Assesses Current Conditions for Brooklyn Bridge Bikers and Walkers
- Brooklyn Might Soon Have a Higher Population Than Chicago (Gothamist)
- Revolting: Bronx CB 8 Tables Play Streets Vote for 3 Schools to Appease Narcissistic Cranks (Press)
- Mark-Viverito Spat Highlights Uselessness of Tweeting DOT With Street Safety Issues (Post, DNA)
- Motorcyclist Killed in Grand Central Parkway Collision (News)
- NYPD Years Late in Complying With Body Camera Order (Post, AMNY)
- 30-Year Fight for Scarce Sidewalk Space Rages on the Upper West Side (NYT)
- Pedestrians, Cyclists, Motorists — We All Have a Role to Play (CBS)
- Former MTA Chief Robert Kiley Dies (NYT, 2AS)
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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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