Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on June 7, 2013

Two Taxi Drivers Kill Woman, 25, Riding Bike in East Harlem, "No Criminality" (News, Post)
Jury Orders MTA to Pay $1 Million After Driver Runs Over Woman, Is Cleared by NYPD (Post)
State's Top Court Upholds Boro Taxi Plan (NYT, WSJ); WNYC Offers a Refresher on the Proposal
NYPD Detective Charged With Drunk Driving in Highbridge (News)
Gothamist Has a Good Take on Felix Salmon's Concerns About Citi Bike's Software
Yesterday's Numbers: 16,720 Trips, 33,616 Members, 123,217 Trips Since Launch (Citi Bike)
Gridlock Sam: "By Next Year We Won't Remember Life Without Citi Bike" (Downtown Express)
How Will Bike-Share Impact Bike Shops? Most Say Things Will Probably Turn Out OK (Village Voice)
Jamaica Bay Greenway May Get More Connecting Bike Routes, If People Speak Up (News)
DOT Replacing "LOOK" Crosswalk Markings With More Durable Stencils (Bowery Boogie)
Bottom Line: Don't Lock Your Bike to a Tree (DNA)
Anti-Plaza, Anti-Bus Lane, Anti-Bike Steve Cuozzo Attempts Transportation Humor (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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