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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
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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