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By
Brad Aaron
8:47 AM EDT on August 12, 2016
- Council Members Backpedal on Affordable Housing, Because Parking (Politico)
- Related: Vote on Project That Would Replace Inwood Garage Set for Tuesday (WNYC)
- Anticipation Grows for Shared Streets: Express, Patch, TONY
- NJ Officials Want New Port Authority Bus Terminal Sited Near Current One (AP)
- Suffolk County Plans to Balance Budget on the Backs on Bus Riders (MTR)
- DiNapoli: About Half of Fines From MTA-Issued Summonses Go Uncollected (Crain’s, Post)
- Joe Addabbo and Mike Miller Still Fighting Better Woodhaven Boulevard Bus Service (TL)
- Paul White Talks With the Brooklyn Paper About NYPD Traffic Enforcement
- Post Columnist Tut-Tuts “Prickly” Mark-Viverito for Expecting Results From DOT Twitter
- The Advance Wants Autonomy for Staten Island Street Design — What Could Go Wrong?
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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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