Today’s Headlines

10:04 AM EDT on July 12, 2007

Study Paints Dire Picture of Warmer Northeast (NYT)
Silver Isn't Calling Back the Assembly to Vote on Congestion Pricing (City Room)
Mayor Returns from CEO Pow Wow, Goes to Albany Anyway (NYT, Daily Politics)
Deal to Create Pricing Commission Seems to be the Last Hope (Sun)
Congestion Pricing Foe Endorses Bloomberg for President (Observer)
"Historic" On-Street Bike Racks Are Up at Bedford Avenue Subway (News)
ESDC Papers Reveal Lux Condos Were Part of Atlantic Yards Plan All Along (NLG)
Private Parking in Manhattan Costs $225,000. They Can Afford the $8 (NYT)

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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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