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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&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Brad Aaron

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Bicycle Safety

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 14-Year-Old Cyclist Edwin Ajacalon in Brooklyn

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

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Families of Crash Victims Call for Action at City Hall on World Day of Remembrance

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NYC Motorists Injured 1,271 Pedestrians and Cyclists in September, and Killed 13

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Carlos Menchaca

Menchaca Calls for Direct Red Hook-Manhattan Bus Service and Safety Overhaul of 3rd Avenue

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Bicycling

NYPD’s Bike Ticket Blitzes After a Driver Kills a Cyclist Are as Data-Driven as Bloodletting

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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Let’s Not Get Complacent as Traffic Deaths Continue to Fall in NYC

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State Senate Fails to Act After Assembly Approves Speed Camera Expansion

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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DOT Street Safety Treatments Are Working — and Derailed Projects Are Putting Lives at Risk

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State Legislature

De Blasio Joins Traffic Violence Victims to Call on Albany to Allow More NYC Speed Cameras

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Complete Streets

The Goal for NYC Streets Should Go Beyond “Vision Zero” — The Grand Concourse Shows Why

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