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8:51 AM EDT on August 22, 2007

    • Reactions to Congestion Panel (NYT, Daily News, Gotham Gazette)
    • Markowitz Responds to Prospect Park Restrictions (Daily News)
    • Harlem River Greenway Segment to Open Next Fall (Post, NYT)
    • RELATED: For 17 Years, Advocate's Dream Deferred (Voice)
    • New DOT Web Site Goes Live (City Room)
    • Sidewalk Improvements for Boerum Place (110 Livingston)
    • Tuesday High Among Coolest on Record (AMNY, Daily News)
    • Hurricane Dean One of Strongest Atlantic Storms (NYT, NYT)
    • Midwest Assesses Flood Damage, With More Rain on the Way (NYT)
    • Climate Change Report Two Years Overdue (NYT)
    • Suburban Shoppers Suspicious of Cloth Bags (Daily News)
    • Less Driving Makes Cities Richer (Oregonian via Carfree USA)
Brad Aaron
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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