Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on July 25, 2013
- MTA Budget Continues Biannual Fare Hikes (NYT, News, Post, WNYC, 2nd Ave. Sagas)
- Thompson Gets Polling Boost: Would Defeat Weiner or Quinn in Runoff (News, CapNY, Advance)
- Council Approves 10-Year Deadline for MSG (News, Crain’s, WNYC, Observer, CapNY, AYR)
- Bay Ridge CB Set to Restart Discussion of Fourth Avenue Traffic Calming Plan Next Week (News)
- Lander Bill Would Require DOT to Create Citywide BRT Plan (WNYC, CapNY)
- City Council Approves Tennis Center Expansion, Including New Parking, in Park (NYT, CapNY, DNA)
- Gillibrand: TZB Loan Approval Taking Too Long; Foxx: Feds Reviewing Credit Right Now (LoHud)
- Electeds Ask EDC to Push MTA for Transfer of Delancey Underground to City for Lowline (Lo-Down)
- Port Authority Cuts Tolls in Half for Trucks Going to Staten Island Container Port (Advance)
- Mapping the Ebb and Flow of Citi Bike (Curbed)
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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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