Today’s Headlines
2,000+ NY Bridges “Deficient,” 9 NYC Spans Lowest Rating (NYT, Sun, News) Current Weight Limits on City Bridges Would Ban Large SUVs (Streetsblog) Heavy Trucks Contribute More to Road and Bridge Wear and Tear (TSTC) I-35 Survivor Recounts Terrifying Plunge (NYT) Results Are In: How Many SUVs Are There on Your Block? (Brian Lehrer) 9th … Continued
7:38 AM EDT on August 3, 2007
- 2,000+ NY Bridges “Deficient,” 9 NYC Spans Lowest Rating (NYT, Sun, News)
- Current Weight Limits on City Bridges Would Ban Large SUVs (Streetsblog)
- Heavy Trucks Contribute More to Road and Bridge Wear and Tear (TSTC)
- I-35 Survivor Recounts Terrifying Plunge (NYT)
- Results Are In: How Many SUVs Are There on Your Block? (Brian Lehrer)
- 9th St. Bike Lane: Businesses Fuming Over Double-Parking Tix (Bklyn Paper)
- Spitzer Signs Law to Put Carbon Emissions Labels on 2010 Model Cars (CityRoom)
- State Allows Community Boards to Compete for Brownfield Study Funds (News)
- Congress Begins Debate on an Incomplete Energy Bill Today (NYT)
- To Increase Road Capacity, Seattle Tries Double Decker Buses (Planetizen)
- IBM Pilots New Real-Time Traffic Prediction Technology in Singapore (CNN)
- CA Legislator Connects Sprawl and Climate Change (Planetizen)
- SF Voters to Decide on Transit Funds and a Repeal of Parking Limits (SFGate)
- Building Starts on S.C. Plant to Convert Nuke Weapons Into Civilian Energy (NYT)
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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