Today’s Headlines

10:25 AM EDT on October 16, 2006

Text of Enrique Peñalosa Speech Online (Gotham Gazette)
The Proletariat and the Parking Lot (NYT)
... And a Battle Over Government Employee Permit Abuse (NYT)
Out for a Stroll: Mother killed, daughter hurt in Bklyn hit-and-run (CBS2)
Taxi Picks Up African-American Man at 2 am! (NYT)
First Rush Hour Test Of Manhattan Bridge Closure (NY1)
Firefighters Save Man in Gas Tanker Truck Dangling Off the BQE (News)
Text of Iris Weinshall Transportation Speech Online (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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