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9:23 AM EDT on November 2, 2007

    • Brooklynites Are Sick of Almost Getting Killed on Cortelyou Rd. (Ditmas Blog)
    • You Read the Plan, Now Watch Fidler Explain the Thinking Behind It (Politicker)
    • Brodsky Calls Fidler's Tax & Tunnel Transpo Plan "Workable, Bold" (Sun)
    • The Villain of Traffic: The Driver-Only Car (NYT)
    • Bloomberg Will Speak on Climate at Mayor's Conference (Sun)
    • A Penn Station Worthy of New York (NYT Editorial)
    • Is Owen Wilson's Helmetless Biking the Sign of a "Death Wish?" (Gawker)
    • Time for Some Jane Jacobs Revisionism? (City Room, AYR)
    • MTA Infuriates City Hall on TWU Dues Payments (NYT)
    • Pt. Authority Takes Over Stewart Airport (Post)
    • Seattle Hits Kyoto Targets Despite Rising Car Use (Planetizen)
    • Taxi Medallion Goes for $384,999 in Auction (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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