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Today’s Headlines

8:45 AM EDT on October 17, 2007

    • Oil Tops $87 Per Barrel (Newsday)
    • GOP Candidates Acknowledge Climate Change (NYT)
    • Drought Records Fall From Coast to Coast (Gristmill)
    • Brit Plans for National Road Pricing on Hold (Guardian)
    • Community Board Skips Congestion Pricing Vote (Riverdale Press)
    • Bid Awarded to Study City Truck Traffic (RPI)
    • Quinn Pays Her SUV Bill (Post)
    • Port Authority Reconsiders Freight Tunnel (NYT)
    • More on DOT's Sidewalk Direction Guides (NYT, City Room)
    • Scooters Cleared From Slope Sidewalks (Brownstoner)
    • Shops Blame Parking Meters for Drop in Business (Riverdale Press)
Brad Aaron
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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