Today’s Headlines

8:51 AM EDT on October 2, 2015

City Hall Could Send $1B to MTA If Cuomo Enacts Lockbox and City Controls More Spending (News)
Council Bill Would Require NYPD to Release More Crash and Enforcement Data on Truck Routes (Post)
Foxx: NJT to Lead Hudson Tunnel Environmental Study, Amtrak to Take on Engineering (NYT)
With Post-Sandy Recovery Still Underway, MTA Says It's Ready for Joaquin (WSJ, WNYC)
TA: De Blasio Should Visit Victims Mowed Down on Sidewalk by Bronx Uber Driver (News)
DSNY Takes Over Study of Private Trash Haulers After Delays in Getting Trip Data (City Limits)
MTA Pilots Two Types of Warning Tech on Buses -- One Blames Victims, the Other Alerts Drivers (News)
Cyclist Sues UPS for Blocking Bike Lanes (DNA) But Can He Sue DOT for Broken Parking Policy?
GM Tests Out Car-Share Service in Manhattan -- at One Location (Bloomberg)
Christie Calls for Tax Cuts to Offset Gas Tax Increase, But Not NJ Transit Fare Hikes (MTR)
Elizabeth Crowley Really Likes the Idea of East-West Light Rail on LIRR Freight Line (Q Chron)

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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