Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on May 15, 2013
- The Times and Bike Snob Examine Bike-Share NIMBYs
- Citi Bike Passes 10,000 Members Two Weeks Before Opening Day (DNA)
- DOT Re-Evaluates Some Bike-Share Stations (Team Tish, News)
- WNYC and The Record Explore NJ Transit’s Refusal to Talk About Sandy Preparation Mismanagement
- A Look at How the WTC PATH Became the World’s Most Expensive Train Station (Observer)
- Hudson Square BID Opens Revived Freeman Plaza on Port Authority Land Near Holland Tunnel (DNA)
- Journal News Tells Cuomo to Stop Dragging Feet on TZB Financing and Toll Task Force
- Hey Guys, Did You Hear Anthony Weiner Is Running for Mayor? (Politico, Post)
- Nassau County Man Still Driving Despite 201 License Suspensions (Newsday via HuffPo)
- Bronx Leaders Push for New Stations With Penn Station Access (NY1)
- A Peek Inside Massimo Vignelli’s 1970 Graphics Standards Manual for NYC Transit (2nd Avenue Sagas)
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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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