Today’s Headlines
In Traffic Plan for City, Hardest Part Lies Ahead (NYT) Thursday Session to Vote on Pricing Could Hinge on Dems (News) Nine Cities Competing for Federal Funds (Post) For Bloomberg, a Small Victory Breeds Work (Sun) MTA Considering Fare Hike (NY1) NYC Bike Plan is Put on the Fast Track (Sun) Metro-North Ribbon Cutting at … Continued
10:38 AM EDT on July 23, 2007
- In Traffic Plan for City, Hardest Part Lies Ahead (NYT)
- Thursday Session to Vote on Pricing Could Hinge on Dems (News)
- Nine Cities Competing for Federal Funds (Post)
- For Bloomberg, a Small Victory Breeds Work (Sun)
- MTA Considering Fare Hike (NY1)
- NYC Bike Plan is Put on the Fast Track (Sun)
- Metro-North Ribbon Cutting at New Yankee Stadium (NY1)
- Man Arrested in Connection With Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run (NY1)
- U.S. Lags Behind Rest of the World in Road Safety (NYT)
- Ft. Greene Man Shot and Killed in Traffic Dispute (Sun)
- Road Rage Closes Highway in California (Huff Post)
- Masked Enviros Destroy Hummer With Baseball Bats (Guardian)
- Failures at Refineries Lead to Higher Gas Prices (NYT)
- The Real Cost of Automobility (Grist)
- Congestion Pricing Reporter’s Roundtable (BCAT)
- A Lotta Loot for Council Transpo Chair John Liu (News)
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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