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By Brad Aaron

8:53 AM EDT on August 1, 2018

Times Union Covers Flanagan Fundraiser Speed Cam Protest
East Side Access a Vicious Circle of MTA Capital Cost Bloat (Crain’s)
The MTA Held a Public Forum on Second Avenue Subway Phase Two (NY1)
State Senate Candidate John Liu: Don’t Ask Drivers to “Bail Out” Transit (Gothamist)
City & State Takes a Bike Ride With Mayoral Aspirant Eric Adams
Bklyner Previews New Hillel Place Pedestrian Plaza
TLC Office Will Address Fare-Refusal Discrimination (NYT)
Cuomo Unafraid to Lead When It Comes to Burning Money on Roads and Bridges (Post, AMNY)
Victims of Times Square Vehicular Attack Are Suing the City (Post)
Wrong-Way School Bus Driver Carrying Kids Pinballs Through Crown Heights; NYPD: Legal! (CBS)

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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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