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8:41 AM EDT on September 20, 2007

    • Park(ing) Day Challenges Use of Public Space (Gotham Gazette, Wonkster)
    • City Seeks to Ban Frontyard Parking (Daily Eagle)
    • Liu Encourages Queens Drivers to Protest Pricing (Queens Gazette)
    • Spitzer Report Recommends MTA Emergency Management Measures (Daily News)
    • Subway Stations, Not Tunnels, to Have Cell Service (NYT, Post, Daily News, Sun)
    • No. 7 Line Extension Draws Just One Bidder (Sun)
    • New Pedicab Rules on Hold (AMNY)
    • Cabbies Sue City Over New Taxi Tech (Post, AMNY)
    • Cab Driver Has Fatal Heart Attack Behind the Wheel (Post, Daily News)
    • 'Breath Lock' Law Applied to DWI Offenders Statewide (Queens Courier)
    • Brits Prefer Death to Exercise (BBC)
    • Should London Be Car-Free? (AutoblogGreen)
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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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