Comments on: Naparstek Steps Down as Editor-in-Chief of Streetsblog

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:47:52 +0000

Oprah, who?

Thanks for everything, Aaron.

By: Steve B

Steve B — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:48:42 +0000

Thanks for all your work, Aaron. It has been a great asset to our movement.

By: Jeff Prant

Jeff Prant — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:34:01 +0000

Aaron- Thanks for all the seeds you’ve sown. All the best.

By: adamclyde

adamclyde — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:10:37 +0000

Aaron, I’m late in saying, congrats and we are sad to see you go. Best of wishes. – Adam

By: Susan Donovan

Susan Donovan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:12:53 +0000

Sad to see you go!

By: John Kaehny

John Kaehny — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:52:50 +0000

Thanks Aaron. Your work at Streetsblog has been a great service for New York and the country. More than that, you’ve created something unique and wonderful that is being sustained and expanded after you move on. You created an organizational culture, crafted a perspective and voice, and hired amazing folks who continue to build and build. Streetsblog is a true national model for positive social change. It’s honest advocacy, not afraid to tell the truth and push friends and foes alike. You have every reason to be proud.

By: Vaidila

Vaidila — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:11:52 +0000

Good luck with the new gig, Aaron. In this case I hope the Eagles are right when they sing: “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave…”

By: Nick Grossman

Nick Grossman — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:33:03 +0000

A– It’s been a pleasure working with you on this amazing project for the past four years, and we’ll certainly miss you around here. But when Obama calls, you’ve gotta answer…

By: Jonathan Maus / BikePortland.org

Jonathan Maus / BikePortland.org — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:36:09 +0000

What a great journey Aaron! Thanks for working so hard to put these issues on the map and for creating such a respected source of information. The presence of Streetsblog (in all its forms) raises the tide for all of us.

I’ll be following you on Twitter and I’m glad you’ll still be involved with this streets renaissance.

Cheers from your unofficial Portland Streestblog editor .

By: John_in_NH

John_in_NH — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:40:36 +0000

Aaron

Finding this blog in the spring of 2009 was one of the best things that happened, as I did research on bikes for a transportation class. It has changed my entire focus and has pushed me into an area I didn’t know existed

thanks to you and the team, your had work is clearly appreciated by many many people, I being one of them

cheers and best of luck
John

By: 10200 Riverwood Drive

10200 Riverwood Drive — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:27:38 +0000

Congratulations, Aaron and best wishes for a rewarding position at the Open Planning Project. We, at Innovation NewsBriefs may have a somewhat different perspective on things, but this has in no way lessened my respect for Streetsblog, its contributors and especially your leadership in elevating Streetsblog to the influence it enjoys today.
Warm regards,

Ken Orski
Editor/Publisher
Innovation NewsBriefs

By: adam m.

adam m. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:25:15 +0000

How much you’ve shaped our view of the City (or at least mine)! What an accomplishment streetsblog is. Congratulations on your next steps — and great luck to streetsblog in the years ahead. Nice work, Aaron.

By: Ken Coughlin

Ken Coughlin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:22:17 +0000

One can make a living serving on a board of directors? Clearly, I’m on the wrong board! Aaron, I’ve been a huge fan of yours since Honku and those epic articles on transpo policy you did for the NY Press (which are still saved on my computer). Streetsblog filled a gaping hole in the public discourse that many of us didn’t even realize was there until you and Mark plugged it. There is no doubt that Streetsblog’s early implicit message that NYC was lagging behind other great cities was a key to getting JSK on the job. You should be proud: You conceived it, your fine writing, editing and story selection gave it the needed street cred, and then you hired a bunch of crackerjack journalists like yourself with real passion for the issues who will keep his baby going at least until NYC’s/America’s streets are indistinguishable from those of Copenhagen. I can’t wait for Naparstek’s next act.

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:00:17 +0000

Congrats and good luck, Aaron. You’ve given me a lot of support since I started SAS in November 2006, and I know I’ll miss your voice around here.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:46:15 +0000

Congrats Aaron, thanks for the good work here, and best wishes at your new venture.

By: Clarence Eckerson

Clarence Eckerson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:34:56 +0000

Hey, I want to announce I am leaving just so people say nice things about me too. Aaron, much love of course and congrats, but we all know you won’t be a stranger around here.

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:31:24 +0000

Dude, there will always be a place for you with Park Slope Neighbors. But seriously, has someone optioned the script for "Honku: The Movie?"

By: Mike Lydon

Mike Lydon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:27:59 +0000

Streetsblog and the greater Livable Streets Initiative is now the advocacy planet we all revolve around. Thanks, Aaron, for bringing your gravity and an intellectual center to the movement!

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:14:59 +0000

Here is to your coffin, may it be made from 100 year old oak trees, that I will plant tomorrow morning.

By: Charles Komanoff

Charles Komanoff — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:04:12 +0000

Bravo, Aaron. Not least for going out on top (and with a typically graceful and incisive post). You and the entire crew have created a brand-new and remarkably effective civic institution. We’re all happily in your debt.