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By
Brad Aaron
8:52 AM EST on February 7, 2018
- In de Blasio’s Alternate Reality NYC, Motorists Are Poor and Turnstile Jumpers Are Flush (Politico)
- Alon Levy: Land Use Has Concentrated Subway Ridership, But the System Isn’t Maxed Out
- Paul White: NYC Would Be More Affordable Without Moses-Era Parking Requirements (Crain’s)
- More Coverage of RPA’s Report Diagnosing High MTA Construction Costs (AMNY, Curbed, NY1)
- Melinda Katz and Francisco Moya Will Lead Revived Willets Point Development Project (NYT)
- Penn Station Bound Acela Train Decouples At Speed (Post)
- NTSB: Sleep Apnea Is Causing Train Crashes; Trump: So What? (NYT, WNYC)
- MTA Can’t Keep Subway Platforms Clear of Slippery Schmutz (NYT)
- Unlicensed Driver Critically Injures Senior on White Plains Road in Parkchester (Bx Times)
- New York City Is Mismanaging Curb Space, Example Infinity + 1 (Post)
- That Time Tom Wrobleski Made the Case for Congestion Pricing (Advance)
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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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