Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:59 AM EST on December 3, 2012
- Bloomberg: Don’t Spend Money on Subway Storm-Proofing; Use It for Expansion Instead (CapNY, SAS)
- Toll Increase in Effect for Port Authority Crossings Despite AAA Lawsuit (TransNat)
- Siena Poll: 59 Percent Say MTA Has Handled Sandy Recovery Well (News)
- Post: “Taking On More Debt Is In No Way a Free Lunch” for MTA Sandy Recovery
- Driver Crashes Onto Bowery Sidewalk, Injuring Pedestrians (Bowery Boogie)
- For Some Bushwick Community Board Members, It’s Either a Bike Corral or More Street Lights (DNA)
- Manhattan Gridlock Even Slows Down Traffic on the Tolled Queens Midtown Tunnel (Post)
- R Train Returns to Lower Manhattan, But Will Not Cross River to Brooklyn Until End of Year (SAS)
- Staten Island Railway Begins Restoring Some Express Service (Advance)
- Push for Temporary South Shore Ferry Service to Be Made Permanent (Advance)
- Contract Awarded for Verrazano Deck Replacement and New HOV Lane (NY1)
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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