New York City Wins Bronze For Bike Friendly Status
New York City earns a bronze medal from the League of American Bicyclists for bike friendliness under Mayor Bloomberg. The plan includes 400 to 500 new bike racks yearly and more than 400 miles of lanes by 2009, with a noted shift to bike oriented streets like Ninth Avenue and Williamsburg sidewalk widening.
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New York
New York City
Davis
Calif
University of California
League of American
Bike Group
Michael Bloomberg
Janette Sadik- Khan
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Pedro Pulido
Manhattan
Ninth Avenue
Bloomberg
Noah Budnick
Transportation Alternatives
John Shannon
Bedford Avenue
League of American Bicyclists
Massachusetts Homeless Families Rise Amid Wages and Housing Costs
In Amherst Massachusetts families like Lisa Rivera's occupy cramped rooms at Jessie's House shelter as housing costs and unemployment drive homelessness higher. State data show about 1800 homeless families last week up from 1400 in June 2006, the highest since 1983.
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Amherst, Mass
Lisa Rivera
Jessie
Rivera
Massachusetts
Country
Julia Kehoe
State Department of Transitional Assistance
Commonwealth
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Philip Mangano
U.S. Interagency Council On Homelessness
Futuristic ultrasound scanners enter doctors offices
Miniature ultrasound machines arrive in clinics offering neck artery imaging as a cheap, painless screen for hidden heart disease. The test could save lives by catching early risk, especially for women, though overuse may lead to unnecessary treatment and anxiety.
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Madison
Wis
Lisa Rosenstock
James Stein
University of Wis
consin-Madison
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