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8:18 AM EDT on August 7, 2007

    • Mayor's Office Doled Out 130 New Parking Permits This Year (Post)
    • RPA Says New Rail Station Could Accelerate South Bronx Revival (News)
    • RELATED: Download RPA's Hunts Point Study (RPA.org)
    • Toll Roads and Free Transit: A New Pricing Paradigm? (Planetizen)
    • In Support of the Congestion Charge (WashPost)
    • VZ Bridge One-Way Toll Helping to Deteriorate Gowanus Expwy (1st&Court)
    • After Bridge Collapse, Calls for More Road Spending, Less Transit (NYT)
    • Fun With Coney Island's Break-Your-Face Boardwalk (Gowanus Lounge)
    • Judge Orders Release of NYPD's '04 RNC Surveillance Reports (NYT, Sun)
    • City Reclaims Control of Pier A, Gateway to New "Harbor District" (NYT)
    • Traffic Light Installed at Sunset Park Intersection Where Boy Died (News)
    • The Betsy Gotbaum Highlight Reel: It's Short! (Politicker) 
    • Former Home Depot CEO Named Head of Chrysler (NYT)
    • Suburban Couple Has Their Bikes Stolen in Manhattan (City Room)
    • Driver Drank Bottle of Vodka Before Hitting 3 in Forest Hills (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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