Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:58 AM EDT on October 15, 2012
- Maleka Begum, 54, Dies After Hit by Turning Bus; Witness: She Had Light; NYPD: “No Criminality” (News)
- S.I. Wheel Retail-Hotel Developer: Most Islanders Will Drive; Will Expand Existing Parking (Advance)
- In the Meantime, NYC DOT Will Widen Roads, Add Turn Lanes at Major S.I. Intersections (Advance)
- MTA to Outline Fare Hike Proposals This Morning (News)
- Cortelyou Road Traffic Calming Forum Kicks Off Effort for Safer Streets (Ditmas Park Corner)
- There’s a Shortage of Bus Parking in Midtown, But the PABT Roof Is Used to Park Cars (Cap’n Transit)
- NYT: The Rich, Neurotic and Cosseted in Manhattan and Brooklyn Don’t Understand Teen Car Culture
- Will Greenpoint Waterfront Developer Build Bike-Pedestrian Alternative to Pulaski Bridge? (Gothamist)
- On Sunday, 6,000 Bike Riders Participated in the Tour de Bronx (NY1)
- Barclays Center Week Two Round-up (TransNat, AYR 1, 2)
- Public-Private Partnerships in New York: “So Far the Hype Hasn’t Matched the Reality” (City & State)
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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