Today’s Headlines
After 60 Years, Streetcars Make a Comeback in Paris (Spiegel) Another NY’er Slaughtered by a Private Sanitation Truck (NBC) Chelsea Piers Wants Another Driveway Across Hudson Greenway (NYTurf) Study: NYC Losing Millions From Out-of-State Car Registrations (NCG) This Week: Fate of Atlantic Yards Project Hinges on One Man (NLG) New MTA Boss Sander Vows to … Continued
11:34 AM EST on December 18, 2006
- After 60 Years, Streetcars Make a Comeback in Paris (Spiegel)
- Another NY’er Slaughtered by a Private Sanitation Truck (NBC)
- Chelsea Piers Wants Another Driveway Across Hudson Greenway (NYTurf)
- Study: NYC Losing Millions From Out-of-State Car Registrations (NCG)
- This Week: Fate of Atlantic Yards Project Hinges on One Man (NLG)
- New MTA Boss Sander Vows to Complete 2nd Ave. Subway (Sun)
- LIRR to Grand Central Project to Get Federal $$$ (NY1)
- Skiers vs. Snowmobilers in a Utah Canyon (NYT)
- Horse Riders vs. SUV’s in a California Suburb (NYT)
- Hit-and-Run Killer of 12-yo Turns Himself In (News)
- Sociopathic Acura Ad Urges You to “Embrace” Your Aggression (Stay Free)
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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