Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:56 AM EDT on April 25, 2013
- Marty Golden Supports Camera-Based Policing, Just Not for Dangerous Drivers (Bklyn Paper 1, 2)
- Is Prendergast Considering Averting 2015 Fare Hike? Post Says Yes, News Says No
- Debate Begins In Earnest Over How MTA Should Use Unexpected $40 Million (2nd Avenue Sagas)
- State Sen. Gianaris and Council Member Van Bramer Want Bike-Share In Astoria, Sunnyside (DNA)
- Bike-Share NIMBYs Complain That New System Offends Their Sensibilities (WCBS, News)
- Bike Snob Dismantles NIMBY Excuses for Ranting Against Bike-Share
- New “Streets PAC” Will Support Local Political Candidates Who Support Livable Streets (WSJ)
- IBO: Slow Pace of Hudson Yards Development Means Taxpayers on Hook for 7 Extension Cost (WSJ)
- At Mayoral Public Safety Debate, No Mention of NYPD’s Role in Street Safety (NY1, CapNY, NYT)
- PA OKs New Goethals Bridge With Bike-Ped Link, Outerbridge and Bayonne Upgrades (News, NYT)
- Did You See a Google Self-Driving Car Wheeling Around Manhattan? It Was a Fake (Gawker)
- A Walk Along the Abandoned Putnam Line in the Bronx, Including an Old Train Station (Scouting NY 1, 2)
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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