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10:54 AM EST on February 19, 2008

    • Researchers Link Car Exhaust Fumes to Heart Attacks (Guardian)
    • MTA Unveils $13.7M in Bronx Subway and Bus Upgrades (News)
    • Brodsky: Congestion Pricing Push Will Make Weiner Mayor (Politicker)
    • London Mayoral Hopefuls Tout Their Green Credentials (BBC via Planetizen)
    • Brodsky: Don't Trust Us With the Pricing "Lock Box" (Politicker)
    • Former Bogota Mayor Penalosa in NYC to Stump for Pricing (WNYC)
    • In the State Senate, Arthritic, Wrinkly Fingers Cling to Power (NYT)
    • Oil Prices Rising, Heating With Wood Makes a Comeback (NYT)
    • Amtrak Will Now Conduct Random Bag Searches (News) 
    • Penn Station Pedestrian Improvement Campaign is Named (MTR)
    • The Worst Highway On-Ramp in New York City (Bklyn Paper)
    • Development Hysteria in Carroll Gardens (Gowanus Lounge)
Aaron Naparstek
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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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