Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on August 17, 2012
- What Got County Executives to Support Cuomo’s TZB (LoHud)
- Residents and Mayors Remain Skeptical of TZB Transit Promises and Funding (LoHud)
- Woman Struck By Garbage Truck on Allen Street Dies Two Days Later; No AIS Investigation (Gothamist)
- Upstate and NY Suburbs Losing Young Population; State’s Median Age Rises (WNYC)
- Thruway Truck Toll Hike Panned By DiNapoli and Business Groups (Bloomberg, Capital Tonight)
- Cuomo Expected to Sign Curbside Bus Restrictions, Requiring CB Input and MTA Approval (TransNat)
- Sunset Park’s Fourth Avenue Road Diet to Begin Implementation on Monday (DNAinfo)
- Planning Commission to Sign Off on Rezoning of Trinity Church’s Huge Manhattan Tract (Observer)
- Mind the Gap: Wheelchair-Using Straphanger Fights MTA Over Accessibility (Brooklyn Daily)
- Atlantic Yards Neighbors Call NYPD on Sidewalk Parkers and Get Fast Response (AY Report)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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