Today’s Headlines
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9:01 AM EDT on May 17, 2013
- Manuel Verdesoto, 82, Crossing Street Blocks From Bronx Home, Killed by Unlicensed Driver (News)
- NYPD Pitches WTC Fortress Plan as a Car-Lite Haven for Pedestrians and Cyclists (NYT, Post)
- Tom Vanderbilt: NIMBY Histrionics Will Soon Yield to New Yorkers Loving Bike-Share (OnEarth)
- Bus Operator Catches Drivers on Camera Zooming Past Flashing Red School Bus Lights (WNBC)
- A Train Service to Rockaways Resumes May 30 (2nd Avenue Sagas, NY1, DNA, WSJ)
- But MTA Storm Prep Relies on Plywood and Sandbags — For Now (NYT, News, Advance 1, 2)
- On Bike, Pat Kiernan Wins Commute Challenge, Beating Colleagues Using Subway and Taxi (NY1)
- Garodnick and CB 5 Chair Criticize East Midtown Public Realm Plan as Coming Too Late (DNA)
- Why the New E-Bike Law Doesn’t Close Legal Loophole (Observer)
- Comrie, at New Cambria Heights Traffic Signal, Unveils Hit-and-Run Legislation (Times Ledger)
- Mark Weprin Wants MTA to Use Extra Funds for Q75 Bus Restoration (Times Ledger)
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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