Today’s Headlines
Watch Out for Drivers (Gothamist) Bicyclist killed in Queens (Daily News) Cyclist Killed in Queens Collision (Sun) ConEd’s Green Power Option (Brooklyn Record) Illegal Parking: It’s What’s Bugging You (ABC) Climate Panel Recommends Global Temperature Ceiling, Carbon Tax (VOA) New Idea for the Turnpike: Let the Pension Fund Run It (NYT) State Trooper Is Charged … Continued
11:09 AM EST on February 28, 2007
- Watch Out for Drivers (Gothamist)
- Bicyclist killed in Queens (Daily News)
- Cyclist Killed in Queens Collision (Sun)
- ConEd’s Green Power Option (Brooklyn Record)
- Illegal Parking: It’s What’s Bugging You (ABC)
- Climate Panel Recommends Global Temperature Ceiling, Carbon Tax (VOA)
- New Idea for the Turnpike: Let the Pension Fund Run It (NYT)
- State Trooper Is Charged With Vehicular Homicide (NYT)
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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