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9:06 AM EDT on October 2, 2007

    • Scientists Unnerved by Speed of This Summer's Arctic Melt (NASA, NYT)
    • U.S. Parking Policy is a Boondoggle and an Environmental Disaster (Salon)
    • Developer Plans Light Rail "People Mover" on Manhattan's West Side (Post)
    • Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza Gets Ped and Bike Improvements (Post
    • Flashback: Community Groups Push to Reclaim Grand Army Plaza (StreetFilms)
    • Mike and Ken Ride a Double-Decker Hybrid Bus in London (Gothamist)
    • Failure to Save Traffic Data Vexes Los Angeles City Planners (LAT)
    • Quandary: Seattle Light Rail Plan Includes $7B for Highways (Planetizen, Grist)
    • Taxi Drivers Gear Up for Second GPS Strike (NY1)
    • Thomson Killer Was Driving Drunk (Post)

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