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7:34 AM EDT on July 13, 2007

    • Silver Shifts Congestion Pricing Plan Into "Park" (News)
    • Lawmakers Insist Mayor's July 16 Deadline is Fake "Pressure Tactic" (NYT)
    • US DOT Says "No Flexibility" on July 16 Deadline (Daily Politics)
    • Public Health Leaders Call on Albany to Take Action (YouTube, Politicker)
    • Thank Albany When Subway Fares Are $3 (Villager)
    • Oil Expected to Hit $80 per Barrel (Guardian)
    • Manhattan CB7 Says Move Congestion Pricing Border to 60th Street (Gothamist)
    • Spitzer Takes a Dig at Bloomberg Trip to Idaho CEO Retreat (Post)
    • Tour NYC's First Chartreuse Bike Lane... (StreetFilms)
    • ...And Let the Complaining Begin (Sun)
    • Chrysler Buyer Says Fuel Economy Standards Would Kill US Auto Industry (NYT)
    • Vespa Gives NYC Scooter Owners Free Parking (NYT)
    • Its CarBQ Season in Red Hook (Gowanus Lounge)
    • Craig Newmark of Craigslist Says he Likes Streetsblog (Sblog)
Aaron Naparstek
@naparstek.bsky.social

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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