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10:28 AM EDT on August 2, 2007

    • Upper East Side Politicians Unite to Fight Bike Lane (Sun)
    • Massive I-35 Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis (The Lede)
    • RELATED: Gowanus Expressway 2012? (Gulp!)
    • When a Mayor Plays Just Another Straphanger (NYT)
    • Lousy Gas Mileage in the City Hall Parking Lot (Politicker)  
    • Bloomberg: Some People Focus on Important Things, Some Don't (City Room)
    • City May Require Permits for Photography in Public Space (Sun)
    • Picture New York: Groups Organize to Oppose Photo Ban (PNY)
    • After Cop Shootings, a Call for a Crackdown on Tinted Windows (City Room)
    • Seattle Converts Busy Downtown Avenue to Bus-Only (SeattlePI) 
    • Portland Contemplates a Bogota-Style Ciclovia Event (BikePortland)
    • 7 Teens Hurt Drag Racing on Staten Island (News)
    • Marty Markowitz, the MTA and the Atlantic Yards Giveaway (Brooklyn Paper) 
    • New Hope for Rundown Bensonhurst Park (News)
    • Hey, We're Walking Here! (City Room)
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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