Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on July 30, 2013

Transpo Ideas From Mayoral Candidates "Little More Than Political Theater" (WSJ)
Bloomberg: City Control of MTA? Albany Will Never Let It Happen (CapNY)
UWS Residents Make Their Case for an Amsterdam Avenue Bike Lane to CB 7 (DNA)
DOT Says Citi Bike Isn't Set to Expand to LIC in September (WNYC)
HPD Axes Plan to Pave Chelsea Playground for Parking, Will Try to Build Parking Elsewhere (DNA)
Jason Gay's Street Just Got a Bike Path, and Man, Is He Excited (WSJ)
Maloney's Latest Second Avenue Report Card Misses Some Key Info (2nd Avenue Sagas)
Co-Op City Bus Study, Modeled on Subway Line Reviews, Precursor to Restoring Service (News)
DOT Adds Crossing Time at Amsterdam and West 79th; Study Suggests Ped Fixes in West 90s (DNA 1, 2)
A Preview of the Park Avenue Tunnel, Open During August's Summer Streets (Gothamist)
Bike Snob on Army's Cycling PSA: "Basically The Idea Is That Riding a Bike Is Tantamount to Suicide"

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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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