Today’s Headlines
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9:00 AM EDT on March 15, 2013
- Bloomberg on NYC Census Gains: “We Are Going to Have a Problem With Mass Transit” (CapNY)
- Times Square Reconstruction Breaks Ground (ArchPaper)
- Widower of Cheng-Chiu Fang, 55, Killed by MTA Bus Driver, Issues Plea for Witnesses (Times Ledger)
- Community Board Covering Flatbush and Midwood Plans for Bike Routes (Ditmas Park Corner)
- Van Bramer Calls on DOT to Fix Dangerous LIC Stretch (News, DNA, Post, WCBS)
- Stillwell Avenue Plaza Proposed Near Coney Island Boardwalk (Post)
- Riverside Park South Planning Could Involve Wider Greenway Path (DNA)
- NJ Transit Sandy Aid Has No Consequences for Poor Storm Management (Second Ave Sagas, TransNat)
- Sheridan Expressway TIGER II Study Moves Toward June Completion Date (MTR)
- New Residential Towers Expected to Double Downtown Bklyn Population in Three Years (Crain’s)
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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