Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:54 AM EDT on September 26, 2013
- Advocates: City Leaving $363 Million for Transit on Table in Midtown East Rezoning (CapNY)
- New Haven Line Metro-North Service Significantly Reduced for Days Due to Power Outage (NYT)
- After Complaints From Staten Island, DOT Proceeds With Loosening Bus Lane Rules (Advance)
- DMV Guards Allegedly Took Bribes to Help Commercial Driver’s License Test-Takers Cheat (News)
- Unlicensed Teen Driver Who Killed Ariel Russo Offered Five to 15 Years for Guilty Plea (Post)
- Manhattan DA Announces Guilty Verdict for Drunk Driver Charged With Vehicular Assault
- Cabbie Who Severed Tourist’s Leg in Crash Says He Can’t Sleep, Will Be Back on Road (News)
- WTC PATH, Like Most Calatrava Projects, Past Schedule and Over Budget (NYT via 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- Canadian Firm Got 10% Commission for Managing Citi Bike Sponsorships (Montreal Gazette)
- Looking at Sixth Avenue, WABC Notes That Seattle’s Guerrilla Bike Lanes Became Permanent
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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