If the Candidates Were Trains
Image: Caroline McCarthy
By
Brad Aaron
6:00 AM PDT on October 9, 2008
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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