Today’s Headlines

8:08 AM EDT on October 31, 2007

M23, M1 Buses Singled Out as Pokie & Schleppie (Post, Sun, News)
Bronx Officials Speak Up in Favor of Congestion Pricing (News)
Build Roads, Tunnels, Bridges Before "Socking It to Middle Class" (News)
State and City Brace for Economic Downturn (NYT, Sun, News)
Pt. Authority Discusses Increasing Hudson River Tolls (News)
NY State DOT Chief Calls for $100 Billion for Roads & Transit (CapCon)
After Petition Drive, City Will Consider Bay Ridge Ferry (Brooklyn Paper)
Groundfloor Retail Planned for Dour Municipal Building (Brooklyn Paper)
OPEC: Pumping More Oil Won't Bring Down Prices (Oil Drum)
Feds to LA: Try Congestion Pricing on Freeways (Planetizen)

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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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