Today’s Headlines

9:54 AM EDT on October 13, 2006

Weinshall Points to the Future (TSTC)
New Traffic Plan In Times Square Favors Pedestrians (NY1)
Borough President Scott Stringer's Transpo Policy Speech (YouTube)
Answers to City's Traffic Woes Could Arrive Via Bogotá (NY Sun)
Talking Heads' David Byrne Bikes for Beep (NY Mag)
Biking With Penalosa and Byrne to the Conference (Eckerson)
Burden Claims Jane Jacobsian Mantle, Then Discards It Yards (AYR)
Assembly Member Lentol: "Transportation Angst" in North Brooklyn (TSTC)
Long-Term Planning At City Hall by Tom Angotti (Gotham Gazette)

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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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