Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Moving the Sidewalk at 96th Street (Starts & Fits) Rethinking Grand Army Plaza: Safety and Utility (Brownstoner) Sight Unseen: Crossing the Street in NYC When You Are Blind (Brooklyn Rail) The Next Thing in Tolls? (NYT) Regional Rush Hour Choke Points Map (NYT) Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall: The Soul of a Streetscape (Brooklyn Rail) West Babylon: … Continued

By Aaron Naparstek

10:11 AM EDT on June 13, 2006

Moving the Sidewalk at 96th Street (Starts & Fits)
Rethinking Grand Army Plaza: Safety and Utility (Brownstoner)
Sight Unseen: Crossing the Street in NYC When You Are Blind (Brooklyn Rail)
The Next Thing in Tolls? (NYT)
Regional Rush Hour Choke Points Map (NYT)
Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall: The Soul of a Streetscape (Brooklyn Rail)
West Babylon: Man Charged With Drag Racing (NYT)

Aaron Naparstek

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

Today's Headlines

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