Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on May 31, 2013

$185 Million in Federal Sandy Funds Will Flood-Proof Amtrak Gateway Tunnel (DNA, News, CapNY)
30 Percent of Citi Bike Members Are Women; JSK: "We've Got to Do Better" (Velojoy)
Hot Ride: Man Faces Larceny Charges After Riding Off With Improperly Docked Citi Bike (Post, News)
Woman, 25, Injured on Bike-Share; Police Say She Ran Red Light (Advance, Post)
Petrosino Square Bike-Share Protest Shows There Isn't Room for Art... By Staging Art (Gothamist)
Gawker Shows a Strong Grasp of Donald Shoup's Principles for Curbside Parking Policy
DOT Buckles Under Pressure on 125th Street Bus Plan, So the Observer Talks About... Bikes?
Upper Manhattan (DNA) and Bronx Neighborhoods (News) Ask DOT for Slow Zones
Jimmy Vacca's Transportation Committee Devotes Hearing to Muni-Meter Paper (News)
Why Is It So Hard to Travel From Brooklyn to Queens? (Atlantic Cities, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Staten Island Residents Ask City for Better Sidewalks and Bike Lanes in St. George (DNA)

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In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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