Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:57 AM EDT on November 1, 2013
- More Coverage of Yesterday’s Hearing on 20 MPH Speed Limit Bill (WNYC, News)
- AAA Opposes 20 MPH Limit Because It “Effectively Eliminates the Role of Traffic Engineers” (Twitter)
- State Gets $1.6 Billion TZB TIFIA Loan; Still No Word on the Other $2.3B (WSJ, News, Bloomberg, LoHud)
- Driver Jumps Curb, Seriously Injures Woman in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (WABC, Voice)
- State Law Banning U-Turns in School Zones Takes Effect Today (WCBS)
- QueensWay Announces Schedule for November Community Workshops (DNA)
- Ditmas Park Corner Has More Photos of Ocean Parkway Pedestrian Island Construction
- Times Newsweekly Covers Traffic Calming Proposed for Bushwick Avenue
- Facts About the First 100 Days of Citi Bike (Made by Friends via FastCo)
- Can Algorithms Solve Bike-Share Rebalancing Woes? (Salon)
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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