Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EST on November 21, 2013
- NYPD Throws Out Bogus Tickets for Cycling on Willis Avenue Bridge Bike Path (News)
- De Blasio’s Transition Team Does Not Include Any Transportation Experts (WNYC)
- Broken Windows in Action: Cops Bust Erratic Driver for Drugs, Suspended License on SI (Advance)
- The Guessing Game Continues About de Blasio’s Police Commissioner Pick (NYT, DNA)
- DOT Kicks Off Bike-Share Planning in Astoria; Rollout Tabled Until Late 2015 (News, Brownstoner)
- Daily News Peddles “Social Bicycle” Bike-Share System As Alternative to Citi Bike
- More Coverage of Street Safety March to 88th Precinct Meeting From News 12 and AMNY
- DOT Will Study Greenway Crossing Near Expressway Ramp in Bay Ridge (News)
- Bike Lanes Aren’t the Only Thing That DOT Is Taking a Long Time to Restripe After Paving (News)
- B44 SBS Bus Lanes Still Incomplete; Traffic Signal Priority Coming Next Year (Brooklyn Paper)
- Thursday, October 24, 2013: The Subway’s Busiest Day On Record (NYT, Second Avenue Sagas)
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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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