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By Brad Aaron

8:53 AM EDT on September 16, 2016

Bratton Retires Today (DNA, AP, Post, Politico); Valedictory NYT Column Doesn’t Mention Street Safety
Polly Trottenberg Stores Her Car on the Street Just Like Everyone Else (Politico, Post, DNA)
Hundreds Join TA to Demand de Blasio Do More to Prevent Traffic Deaths (PIX, AMNY)
Paul White Calls on James O’Neill to Take Vision Zero Seriously (News)
The Daily News Did a Decent Story on Bike Safety; Tony Avella, Bike Lane Truther (News)
Wall Street Journal Examines Citi Bike’s Rebalancing Problem
Komanoff Takes Down Uber’s Wacky L Closure Proposal (Newsweek)
Man Trying to Remove Boot From Car Attacks Cops, Is Shot in Midtown (NYT, Post)
Crank Who Bullied Brooklyn CB 6 Over Bike-Share Also Upset by Absence of Flag (DNA, Gothamist)
NYPD: Recidivist Reckless Driver “Had the Light” When He Ran Over Child (Bklyn Paper, @bikesnobnyc)
Motorist Drives Through Front Window of Bank in Flatlands; No Charges (News, Post)
The New Jersey Transit Board Has Stopped Holding Meetings (MTR)

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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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