Today’s Headlines

8:36 AM EDT on October 1, 2007

Bloomberg: Parisian Bike-Sharing Program Might Not Work in NYC (NYT)
Bloomberg: "Fascinating"; "We have to do the same thing." (Post, News)
Original Miss Moneypenny Dies; Congestion Charge-Hating One Still Kicking (BBC)
Rising Gas Prices Generating Civil Unrest Worldwide (NYT)
Frank Bruni: Sidewalk Dining in NYC Like Picnicking in the Holland Tunnel (NYT)
Impaired Driver Kills Pedestrian, Not Charged for Death (Post, News)
Impaired Driver Kills Passenger, Charged With Homicide (Post, AMNY)
Man Crushed by Van in Front of Wife and Kids (News)
Project for Public Spaces' Fred Kent: Impresario of the Village Green (NYT)
Can't Deal With Plastic Bags? How Will We Deal With Climate Change? (NYT)
Albany Legislators Who Want to Work in Secret Should Find a New Job (NYT)

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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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