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By
Brad Aaron
8:49 AM EDT on April 19, 2017
- Reynoso to NYPD: Demonizing Delivery Workers Isn’t Making Streets Safer (News)
- Transit Advocates Not Impressed by Cuomo’s Wi-Fi Buses (AMNY)
- Chris Christie Counting on NJ Transit Users to Forget Years of Willful Neglect (MTR)
- Parks Department Considers Decriminalizing Bike Riding (AMNY)
- SUV Driver Who Hospitalized Third Ave. Pedestrian: “I Didn’t See Her … She Was So Small” (DNA)
- DOT Debuts Pedestrian Improvements on Astoria Boulevard Segment (NY1)
- CB 7 Wants DOT to Prioritize Walking at West End Avenue and 96th Street (Rag)
- After Refunding Tickets (Post), de Blasio Should Restore Ban on Blocking Curb Ramps
- LI Drunk Driver Who Killed Dad and 2 Little Kids Gets 12 to 36 Years in Prison (News 12)
- Feds Will Fund Holland Tunnel Sandy Repairs (AMNY)
- Here’s an Electric Cargo Bike That Could Help Get Trucks Off NYC Streets (Observer)
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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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