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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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