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9:25 AM EDT on July 16, 2007

    • Bloomberg Lobbies for Pricing, Warns of Transit Repercussions (NYT, News, Sun)
    • Pro and Con Groups Rally on the Steps of City Hall (NY1) 
    • Judgement Day for Congestion Pricing and Sheldon Silver (News)
    • Congestion Pricing Plan Won't Die on Monday (News)
    • Valuing the Commons: Congestion Pricing's Hidden Payoff (Komanoff) 
    • The Green Road Less Traveled (Friedman) 
    • Parking Permit Abuse by Gov't Employees Must Stop (News) 
    • A New French Revolution: I'm Never Taking the Subway Again (NYT)
    • Bronx Assemblyman Wants Traffic in Your Neighborhood, Not His (NYP)
    • Zillion Dollar Road Tunnel System, That's What NYC Needs (NYT)
    • Not Enough Parking at White Plains Airport (NYT)
Aaron Naparstek
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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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