Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on December 3, 2013
- De Blasio Expected to Announce Police Commissioner Today (NYT); Bratton Top Contender (CapNY)
- Commuter Rail One of the Safest Modes of Travel (WNYC); WPIX Proposes, Then Dismisses, Seat Belts
- Early Reports Indicate Metro-North Engineer Was Asleep Before Derailment (Post, DNA)
- Bronx DA Robert Johnson Subpoenaed MNR Engineer’s Blood and Phone Records After Crash (NYT)
- AP, News Look at Whether Positive Train Control Tech Could Have Prevented Sunday’s Crash
- The Economist Worries About How Bicycling Will Fare Under Bill de Blasio
- Traffic Calming Planned for Deadly East Tremont Avenue Gets Thumbs Up From CB 10 and the News
- Alex Pareene: Most Politicos Ignore Transit Because They Don’t Ride It (Salon via 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- Times Editorial Applauds State Police for SUVs That Allow Officers to See Drivers Texting
- In San Francisco, Police Use Twitter to Help Catch Bike Thieves (Outside via Brokelyn)
- E.B. White Could Recall a New York City That Wasn’t Taken Over by Cars (Green Lane Project)
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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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