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Today’s Headlines

Posted By Brad Aaron On January 18, 2013 @ 8:57 am In Today's Headlines | 11 Comments

Puran Thapa, 7, Killed by Driver in Ridgewood; “No Criminality Suspected” (Post 1 ^[1], 2 ^[2]; DNA ^[3])
Pedestrian Critical After Driver Pins Victim to Wall in Brooklyn Heights (DNA ^[4], BHB ^[5], NBC ^[6])
TSTC ^[7]: Imperiled Safe Routes Funding All the More Reason for Albany to Act on Traffic Cams
Lawrence Downes: Cuomo Should Slay the NIMBY Beast Blocking LIRR Third Track (NYT ^[8])
South Ferry Station May Not Reopen for at Least a Year (TransNat ^[9], AP ^[10]); Kabak ^[11] Takes a Tour
SI Commuters Say Walking to Express Bus Preferable to Driving to South Shore Ferry (Advance ^[12])
Assembly Member Phil Goldfeder Wants Feasibility Study for Rockaway Beach Rail Revival (SAS ^[13])
Will Proposed Kips Bay Plaza Hinge on Who Gathers More Signatures? (DNA ^[14])
Long Island City Curb Hogs Would Rather Kids Eat Cigarette Butts Than Move Their Cars (DNA ^[15])
Bill Thompson Says He Would Appoint a Deputy Mayor for Infrastructure (NYT ^[16])
The Wave of the Future: Big-City Mayors Tout Protected Bike Lanes as Economic Must-Haves (USAT ^[17])

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill ^[18]

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[1] 1: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dad_sees_suv_kill_son_0bwWOonppNluF8HXPtOQmI

[2] 2: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/queens_boy_struck_killed_by_suv_g1W4Wi1WQMeNhJIeoqCkhJ

[3] DNA: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130117/ridgewood/7-year-old-boy-fatally-struck-by-vehicle-queens-officials-say

[4] DNA: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130116/brooklyn-heights/man-hit-pinned-by-car-brooklyn-heights?cid=177952&group_hood_id=73158#ixzz2IHN9RSje

[5] BHB: http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/54088

[6] NBC: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brooklyn-Heights-Pedestrian-Struck-Pinned-Critical-Condition-Fulton-Street-187185151.html

[7] TSTC: http://blog.tstc.org/2013/01/16/safe-routes-to-school-pedestrian-and-bicycle-funds-at-risk-despite-proof-of-benefits/

[8] NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/opinion/long-islands-future-stuck-in-transit.html?ref=opinion&_r=1&

[9] TransNat: http://transportationnation.org/2013/01/17/south-ferry-station-closed-for-forseeable-future/

[10] AP: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/south_ferry_subway_repairs_could_8jOON5p7slB4kNxOlkhRKL

[11] Kabak: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2013/01/17/a-look-inside-south-ferry-three-months-later/

[12] Advance: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/staten_island_fast_ferry_deadl.html#incart_m-rpt-2

[13] SAS: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2013/01/18/queens-assembly-rep-calls-for-rockaway-beach-reactivation/

[14] DNA: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130117/kips-bay/public-plaza-plan-drives-wedge-kips-bay

[15] DNA: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130117/long-island-city/some-lic-residents-fear-parking-nightmare-with-street-sweeping-plan

[16] NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/nyregion/thompson-says-he-wouldnt-raise-taxes-as-mayor.html?_r=0

[17] USAT: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/16/cities-add-protected-bike-lanes/1839613/

[18] Streetsblog Capitol Hill: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/01/18/todays-headlines-893/

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