Today’s Headlines

10:44 AM EDT on October 17, 2006

NYU Study Links Bronx Pollution To Childhood Asthma (NBC)
Bloomberg & Schwarzenegger do "Green" Photo-Ops in Manhattan (Post)
Car-Free Bedford Avenue Video (YouTube)
38% of All U.S. Mass Transit Users Live in NY Area (Post)
Commuter Conformity Is Out for a Metro-North Majority (NYT)
EPA To Recommend Action On Newtown Creek Cleanup (Sun)
Flatbush Ave to get a $15M Makeover (Post)
Pataki, Silver Spar Over Moynihan Station's Future (Sun)
Imagine Earth without people (New Scientist)

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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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