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By
Brad Aaron
8:55 AM EDT on September 14, 2016
- Niou Takes Silver’s Seat; Alcantara, De La Rosa, Sanders, Carroll Win; Markey Out (NYT, Politico, DNA)
- L Shutdown: City Plans Delancey Bikeway, Bike Parking (WSJ); MTA to Study Car-Free 14th St. (News)
- City Council Set to Close Right of Way Law Loophole Ignored by de Blasio and DOT (AMNY)
- Vision Zero: If You’re Lecturing Children, You’re Doing It Wrong (NYT, Advance)
- Flatbush Motorcyclist “Trying to Beat the Light” Severely Injures Teen Walking With Classmates (Post)
- Driver Critically Injures 12-Year-Old Boy Riding Bike in Borough Park; NYPD, DNA: “Accident”
- Locals Say DOT Isn’t Doing Enough to Slow Motorists on Deadly 21st Street in Astoria (DNA)
- More on AECOM’s Proposal for a Subway to Red Hook and 45K New Homes (News, AMNY, Post)
- Most of the Planned BQX Route Would Be Prone to Flooding (Voice)
- Connecticut to Buy 60 New Coaches for Metro-North New Haven Line, Revive Bar Cars (NYT)
- Here’s What Happens When You Contact 311 (Gotham Gazette)
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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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