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Today’s Headlines

10:21 AM EDT on October 2, 2009

    • LaHood Sez Txtng Whil Drvng Mtng Is "Most Important Meeting in the History of U.S. DOT" (NYT)
    • S.I.'s Top Cop Vows to Tame Traffic Mayhem Around Schools (Advance)
    • A New Low for New York City Cabbies (NYT Letters)
    • 150 More Subway Stations Move Into the 21st Century... by the End of 2010 (NYT)
    • In Downtown Brooklyn, a Plan to Get Cop Cars Off the Sidewalk (Brooklyn Paper)
    • Auto Sales Plummet as Cash-for-Clunkers Program Ends (NYT)
    • Bloomberg Unveils "Connected Cities" Initiative (News)
    • NY1 Nixes Bobby Cuza's "In Transit." Should We Hire Bobby? (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • [Cue Twilight Zone Music] The "Future of Public Transport" Includes Zeppelins (Gothamist)
    • MTA Awards Final $700M Contract for the East Side Access Project (2nd Ave Sagas)

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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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