Today’s Headlines
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Brad Aaron
8:49 AM EDT on August 3, 2018
- Michele Patrich Thought the Evergreen Ave. Bike Lane Would Keep Her Safe (News)
- Gelinas: Uber-Lyft Cap Could Serve as Prelude to Actual Congestion Pricing (CJ)
- Times and CityLab Op-Eds Argue for Pricing Rather Than TNC Limit
- NYPD to Relax Fare-Beating Arrests (NY1, WNYC); Post Sees Dogs and Cats Living Together
- Related: De Blasio Defends NYPD Refusal to Comply With Fare Evasion Data Law (AMNY)
- Chaim Deutsch: Let’s Not Get Carried Away With Bus Service Improvements (KCP)
- NYPD Turns New 29th Street Bike Lane Into a Parking Lot (Gothamist)
- For New Jersey Commuters, Chris Christie Is the Gift That Keeps On Giving (NYT)
- Driver Rams Storefront in Willowbrook; Advance: Oopsie!
- NYPD Won’t Hesitate to Risk Your Life to Save Someone Else’s Property (ABC)
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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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