Today’s Headlines
Entrance to the 59th Street Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Seth Holladay on Flickr
9:38 AM EDT on June 30, 2006
Entrance to the 59th Street Queensboro Bridge. Photo: Seth Holladay on Flickr
- Advocates Rally For Tougher Bike Safety Laws (NY1)
- Hundreds roll to remember killed cyclists (AMNY)
- Cyclists to City: Keep us Safe (AMNY)
- Critical Mass Ride Tonight (Gothamist)
- Promoting Greenmarkets (UpperGreenSide)
- Ford Plans Shift in Focus Away From Hybrids (NYT)
- A Refinery Clears the Air to Grow Roses (NYT)
- Queens: Boy Struck by Police Van (NYT)
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.
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