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By Brad Aaron

8:33 AM EST on December 22, 2016

DOT Pushes Timetable for Phase Three of Queens Boulevard Redesign Beyond 2017 (DNA)
Cuomo’s Trying to Turn the Port Authority “Into an Extension of the Governor’s Office” (Politico)
Stratospheric Construction Costs Stymieing Second Avenue Subway Phase Two (AMNY)
Straphangers: Fare Hike Threat and Cuomo’s Capital Plan Trickery Are 2016’s Worst Transit Moments (NY1)
Gov Still Hyping Cashless Tolls Transit Riders Will Pay For (Gothamist); Post Knocks 2AS Credit-Grubbing
Cuomo Says He’s Dispatching State Troopers to NYC to Stop Terrorists and Toll Cheats (Post)
Garodnick Wants de Blasio to Tweak Traffic Pattern Near Trump Tower (News)
High-Speed Merrick Boulevard Collision Involving MTA Bus Hospitalizes Three (News)
Uber Working Hard to Ensure Driving a Cab Remains a Low-Wage, Stressful Occupation (Politico)
The State Attorney General Should Investigate All NYPD Car Chases That End in Death (NYT)
People Flock to New York During the Holidays Because New York Is a Walking City (NYT)

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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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