Aaron Naparstek
AARON NAPARSTEK is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparsteks 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. Naparstek is the author of "Honku: The Zen Antidote for Road Rage" (Villard, 2003), a book of humorous haiku poetry inspired by the endless motorist sociopathy observed from his apartment window. Prior to launching Streetsblog, Naparstek worked as an interactive media producer, pioneering some of the Web's first music web sites, online communities, live webcasts and social networking services. Naparstek is currently in Cambridge with his wife and two young sons where he is enjoying a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. He has a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Naparstek is a co-founder of the Park Slope Neighbors community group and the Grand Army Plaza Coalition. You can find more of his work here: http://www.naparstek.com.
Recent Posts
‘The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning’ at The Beverly Hills HD Film Festival
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EARTH WEEK EVENT This weekend Earth Day events will take place around the world. In Los Angeles, a special screening will take place, for one night only, of an environmental documentar,y that the United Nations has selected as the Climate Change Film of the Year: ‘The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning’ http://www.earthday.org/events/earth-day-film-festival-antarctica-challenge Quotes on the […]
Naparstek Steps Down as Editor-in-Chief of Streetsblog
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Aaron Naparstek in his Livable Streets Power Broker pose. This will be difficult news for those of you who are already reeling from Oprah’s retirement, Simon Cowell’s abandonment of "American Idol" and Sewell Chan‘s departure from City Room, but here it is: I am leaving my job as editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. For all of the […]
LA County Bike Advisory Commmittee Meeting
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This meeting was closed to the public as of earlier this afternoon, so it’s especially important to have public participation and publicity surrounding the event. This is to inform you that the first Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting for the County’s Bikeway Master Plan has been scheduled for Thursday, January 14th, from 6:30 p.m. to […]
Pasadena ArtNight Ride
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Urban Expeditions: ArtNight Pasadena Friday, October 9th, 2009 @ 6:00pm One Colorado, Old Pasadena Art + Bikes = FUN!!! Urban Expeditions presents the ArtNight Ride on Friday, October 9th at 6:00 pm. Riders should meet starting at 6:00pm at One Colorado where they can enjoy the shops and two ArtNight exhibits, check out the C.I.C.L.E. […]
Damien is on Paternity Leave!
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Stock photo. Not Damien’s baby! Hey Folks, Damien’s wife is having (or just had) a baby. That means Streetsblog Los Angeles is going to have a somewhat erratic publishing schedule for the next few weeks. Until we get the content flowing again, you might want to pretend you live in San Francisco or use this […]
The House is Debating Climate and Energy Legislation Right Now (Updated)
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Kate Sheppard from Grist is Tweeting the heck out of the climate bill debate on the floor of the House of Representatives today. Barbara Boxer, who is working on the Senate version of this bill, yesterday reminded sustainable transport advocates that this is probably going to be their only chance in the next 18 months […]
Nothing Says Tranquility Like the Hum of a Huge Diesel Engine
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The Mark Sanford scandal is a bit off topic for Streetsblog but Sean Roche at the Newton Streets & Sidewalks blog points us to this incredible passage from one of the e-mails between the South Carolina governor and his mistress in Argentina. Sanford writes: To me, and I suspect no one else on earth, there […]
Introducing Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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We are excited to announce the official launch of Streetsblog Capitol Hill. With major transportation, climate and energy legislation coming before Congress in the next year or two we felt that it was critical to have a talented journalist down in Washington D.C. covering the issues on a daily basis. With the financial support of […]
Rebuilding and Renewing America: Infrastructure Strategies for the Southwest Megaregion
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This event will provide an opportunity to – identify new financing options, and the major transportation, energy and water infrastructure priorities in the Southwest Megaregion that are also issues of national interest; – find common ground on programs and policies that would help our regions and subregions meet their core infrastructure challenges; – establish a […]
blobliive green & social : The Open Mic Night for Entrepreneurs
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Bloblives are a weekly series of ‘Open Mic Nights for Ideas & Entrepreneurs.’ Each month, we host a green/social entrepreneur-themed evening and our next one, in collaboration with MaxGladwell.com, is this Monday, 5/18 in Santa Monica. Here’s the scoop: Are you working on a green or social entrepreneurial venture or do you have an idea […]
Welcome Elana Schor, Streetsblog’s New National Reporter
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As you may have noticed, we’ve got a new reporter here at Streetsblog, Elana Schor. Elana will be covering this year’s big federal transportation story down in Washington D.C. with an eye towards helping transit advocates and livable streets activists gain a better understanding of what has typically been a very inside-the-Beltway, highway-oriented process. If […]