Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:59 AM EDT on September 17, 2013
- MTA’s Wish List Offers Preview of Next Five-Year Capital Plan (NYT, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Bill Bratton on de Blasio’s NYPD Commish Short List (News)
- Council Speaker Contenders Include Dickens, Garodnick, Vacca, Williams, Weprin (Crain’s, World)
- After a Million Citi Bike Trips, There Have Been Eight Reported Crashes (News)
- Vacancies, Fastrack, and Sandy Lead MTA Overtime Costs to Exceed Estimates (WSJ)
- CM Koslowitz and CB 6: Losing 14 Parking Spots Isn’t Worth Fewer Injuries, Deaths (News, DNA)
- Street Annexation to Expand McCarren Park, With Initial Plaza Planned by Summer (Bklyn Paper, DNA)
- Pelham Parkway Neighbors Fight Sidewalk (Bronx Times)
- Construction Set to Begin on Randall’s Island Connector Greenway From South Bronx (DNA)
- Food Trucks Get Booted From Midtown Streets to Make Way for Parked Cars (DNA)
- Assembly Member Joan Millman Wants Bike-Share Station on Vacant Carroll Gardens Lot (DNA)
- How Is Citi Bike Doing After Its First 100 Days? Hard to Tell From This WPIX Piece
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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