Today’s Headlines

11:29 AM EST on February 27, 2007

Study: Park Slope Clogged by Parking Seekers (Sun)
New Web Site Will Expose Gov't Parking Cheats... (Post)
...Let the Ranting Begin (NYPD Rant)
Atlantic Yards Parking Lots: Does "Temporary" Mean 20 years? (BklynSpeaks)
Whole Foods: Rethink the Vast Parking Lot Planned for Brooklyn (Courier)
Parking as a Destination (NYT)
Deconstructing David Brooks' Latest Anti-Urban Screed (Steven Johnson)
Mayor unveils London Climate Change Action Plan (London.gov)
Five western states to bypass Bush on climate (Reuters)
Metro-North sets records for ridership (Journal News)

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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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