Today’s Headlines
Photo: JayRock on Flickr
11:02 AM EDT on September 13, 2006
- City to Add 200 Miles of Bike Lanes (WNYC)
- City Hall Promises Major Increase in Bike Lanes on Streets (NYT online)
- City Announces Plan To Add 200 Miles Of New Bike Lanes, Paths (NY1)
- Green Bike Lanes Could End City’s Cycle of Violence (Post)
- City puts forth ambitious bike plan (AMNY)
- 200 more miles could enable city-wide ride (AMNY)
- Bicyclist injuries falling in NYC; death rate remains steady (AMNY)
- Critical Mass Cyclists Win Criminal Court Case (NYT)
- Silver’s Moynihan Station Delay Could Prove Costly for New York (Sun)
- Brooklyn Bridge Deteriorating Due to “Fiscally Imprudent” Plan (Sun)
- Port Authority Bus Terminal Evacuated for Perfume Bottle (NYT)
- L.I. Car Flies 200 Feet Lodges Itself in 2nd Floor Bathroom (Post)
- Two Men Killed Walking Across the Van Wyck Expwy (Post)
- Long Island Motorcyclist Kills His Bike-Riding Nephew (Post)
- Truck Fire Shuts Down Gowanus Expressway Near Bay Ridge (NY1)
- Three-Car Collision in New Jersey Kills 2 and Injures 2 Others (NYT)
- Prosecutor in Queens Van Crash Inquiry Awaits Safety Board Report (NYT)
- Officer was stunned to find family in limo crash (Newsday)
Photo: JayRock on Flickr
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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