Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on August 6, 2013
- Gelinas: Which Mayoral Candidates “Get It” on Livable Streets? (City & State)
- Queens Woman, Accused of Killing Husband with SUV, Charged With Second-Degree Murder (Post)
- Weiner Really Likes Bike-Share, But Still Wants To “Rip Out Your F*cking Bike Lanes” (WNYC)
- Daily News Finds Reluctance to Put People’s Safety Over Moving Traffic on Queens Boulevard
- E-Hail Having Tiny Impact on Taxi Industry, Mostly Off-Hours and in Outer Boroughs (NYT, WSJ)
- “I Love Bicycles,” Says Jim Walden, Repeating PPW Process Lies (American Lawyer via Bklyn Spoke)
- Times Union Columnist: Still More Questions Than Answers on How Cuomo Will Pay for Tappan Zee
- Couldn’t Make It to Voice Tunnel at Summer Streets? WNYC and Animal Have Got You Covered
- Bike Rental Companies Aren’t Going Out of Business All Over Town Due to Bike-Share (WNYC)
- 676-Acre S.I. West Shore Site, Once Planned for NASCAR, Sold for Development (Advance)
- Overnight GWB Road Work to Leave One Upper Level Lane Open in Each Direction for Next Year (DNA)
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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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