Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on February 28, 2013
- Is the 2015 Fare Hike Already a Done Deal? (World)
- Sam Schwartz Estimates Toll Hike Will Push 10,000 More Drivers to Toll Shop (Crain’s)
- Pedestrian John Eberling, 76, Killed by Drunk Driver in Queens (Post)
- Gelinas: Mayoral Candidates Take Easy Shots at Fare Hike Without Addressing Spiraling Costs (Post)
- Bratton Says He’s Met With Thompson, De Blasio, Allon in Bid to Regain NYPD Top Job (Post)
- SPURA Is Set for Redevelopment on LES; No Transit Upgrades, But There Will Be Parking (NYT)
- Tri-State’s Pedestrian Fatality Report Gets Coverage on Staten Island (Advance)
- At Moynihan Station, Passengers Might Have to Go Up, Down, and Backtrack (Observer)
- With One Gate Closed and One Gate Open, Passengers Stuck in Midtown Subway Station (NYT)
- NJ Transit Builds $100,000 Fence for “Safety,” Forcing Peds Onto Dangerous Highway (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Will Putnam Trail Become a Useful Bike Link Between the Bronx and Westchester? (NYT)
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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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