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9:35 AM EDT on July 27, 2007

    • Gov. Signs Bil to Put Congestion Pricing Plan on Track (NYT, News, Sun, NY1)
    • Bicycle Shame (Grist)
    • Lee Sander Takes to the Subway to Promote Fare Increase (NYT)
    • Sander Explains (WNYC)
    • Straphangers Tell Boss to Take a Hike (News)
    • Others Say Public Transit Should be Free (AlterNet)
    • Exxon Mobil Quarterly Profits Top $10 Billion (NYT)
    • UK Seeks to Build Five Carbon-Neutral Towns (Times)
    • Auto Dealers Assoc.: Bad Neighbors in Queens From Day One (News)
    • Ugly News Boxes: Search and Destroy (Gothamist)
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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