Today’s Headlines
Reactions to Congestion Panel (NYT, Daily News, Gotham Gazette) Markowitz Responds to Prospect Park Restrictions (Daily News) Harlem River Greenway Segment to Open Next Fall (Post, NYT) RELATED: For 17 Years, Advocate’s Dream Deferred (Voice) New DOT Web Site Goes Live (City Room) Sidewalk Improvements for Boerum Place (110 Livingston) Tuesday High Among Coolest on … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:51 AM EDT on August 22, 2007
- Reactions to Congestion Panel (NYT, Daily News, Gotham Gazette)
- Markowitz Responds to Prospect Park Restrictions (Daily News)
- Harlem River Greenway Segment to Open Next Fall (Post, NYT)
- RELATED: For 17 Years, Advocate’s Dream Deferred (Voice)
- New DOT Web Site Goes Live (City Room)
- Sidewalk Improvements for Boerum Place (110 Livingston)
- Tuesday High Among Coolest on Record (AMNY, Daily News)
- Hurricane Dean One of Strongest Atlantic Storms (NYT, NYT)
- Midwest Assesses Flood Damage, With More Rain on the Way (NYT)
- Climate Change Report Two Years Overdue (NYT)
- Suburban Shoppers Suspicious of Cloth Bags (Daily News)
- Less Driving Makes Cities Richer (Oregonian via Carfree USA)
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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