Holiday Headlines
As Dyker Hts Mulls its Con Ed Bill, Pedal-Powered Xmas Lights in Vancouver Cyclists, the Police and the Rest of Us (NYT Editorial) Widely Accepted & Always Ignored: NYC Has Too Much Traffic (Manhattan Inst.) Ancient ice shelf snaps and breaks free from Canadian Arctic (AP) Guy in the SUV With the Low-Carbon Diet Bumper … Continued
1:37 PM EST on December 29, 2006
- As Dyker Hts Mulls its Con Ed Bill, Pedal-Powered Xmas Lights in Vancouver
- Cyclists, the Police and the Rest of Us (NYT Editorial)
- Widely Accepted & Always Ignored: NYC Has Too Much Traffic (Manhattan Inst.)
- Ancient ice shelf snaps and breaks free from Canadian Arctic (AP)
- Guy in the SUV With the Low-Carbon Diet Bumper Sticker Speaks! (Streetsblog)
- DOT to Re-Instate Pre-Holiday Vehicle Access Rules in Central Park (DOT)
Related: Sacrificing Central Park to Appease the Traffic Gods - Marty on Atlantic Yards: Enormous Steps Will be Taken to Mitigate the Traffic
- Mysore Nagaraja’s Job: Make the Train System Expand on Time (NYT)
Related: Mr. Inside Track Explains How the MTA Works - DOT to LES: Bike Lanes Are Here to Stay, Live with It
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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