Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on March 27, 2013
- Golden Plays Dumb on Speed Cams; Klein Says Proposal Will Come Back This Year (Gotham Gazette)
- Cuomo Wanted Extra License Points for Speeders; Post Calls Compromise Fine Fee Increase a “Tax”
- Higher-Than-Expected Tax Revenues Provide $40 Million Boost to MTA Budget (News)
- Daily News Names Broadway in Upper Manhattan the “Corridor of Death” for Pedestrians
- Brooklyn Dethrones Staten Island as Fastest-Growing Borough, In Part Because of Transit Access (MTR)
- MTA Changes Bridge and Tunnel Police Policy, Disbanding Anti-Speeding Unit (Post)
- Jerks Rolling Suitcases on Crowded Sidewalks Are Just Like Deadly Hit-and-Run Drivers? (NYT)
- New Commercial Cyclist Rules Take Effect April 1 (Queens Gazette)
- DOT to Close, Repair Landmarked Carroll Street Bridge Over Gowanus Canal (Brownstoner)
- Second Avenue Sagas: Platform Edge Doors Are “The Only Way to Protect People” From Train Deaths
- UES Residents Kvetch About Overnight Subway Service Change During Passover (Post)
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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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