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March 27, 2007
Streetfilms: George Washington Parked Here
StreetFilms' Sean Clifford discovers that one of New York City government employees' favorite illegal parking spots in Downtown Brooklyn happens to be the last vestige of a historic road that played a significant role in the Revolutionary War. Alas, did George Washington's brave regiment of Marylanders sacrifice their lives at Gowanus so that government employees could park all over the sidewalk on Red Hook Lane?
March 26, 2007
Ethanol’s Growing List of Enemies
Businessweek reports on an unlikely group of allies united againt the ethanol craze:
March 22, 2007
“People Act as Though the Hybrid Could Solve All Our Problems”
In a lengthy interview with Spiegel, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn defends his company's environmental record:
March 8, 2007
$100 for a Year’s Worth of Parking
A new report [pdf] from the New York City Independent Budget Office explores the idea of a residential permit parking program:
March 7, 2007