Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:44 AM EST on December 21, 2017
- Looks Like Corey Johnson Will Be Council Speaker (NYT, Politico)
- MTA Board Members Hired Attorneys to Investigate Cuomo Shenanigans (Politico)
- News: MTA Testing Radio System to Replace Antiquated Signals
- Few MTA and NJ Transit Trains Have PTC Crash Prevention Tech (Post)
- Council Passes Bill Requiring DOT to Report on Bollards (Observer)
- DOT to Try Out Bike Valet Service at Transit Hubs (AMNY)
- Uber Ad Campaign Endorses Road Pricing (News)
- Advance Counts Staten Island Speeding and Red Light Tickets
- AMNY and NYT Recall 2017 Transportation Highlights and Lowlights
- When Is It Time to Give Up Driving? It’s Up to You, New York! (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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