Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EST on December 12, 2013

The Best and Worst Transit News of 2013, via Straphangers Campaign (WCBS, Gothamist)
Van Bramer, Gianaris Blast DOT for Drivers Careening Off QBB Ramp (Brownstoner, WCBS, TL)
Come Cold or Snow or Freezing Rain, Citi Bike Riders Still Pedaling (WNYC)
More Details on Subsidies for Bronx Soccer Stadium on Site of Failed Subsidized Parking (WNYC, NYT)
Downtown Bklyn Partnership Wants Flatbush Streetscape Upgrades Extended to Barclays Center (DNA)
CB 7 Transpo Committee: Put Curb Extensions, Countdown Clocks Around Lincoln Center (DNA)
More Coverage of City's Sheridan Expressway and Hunts Point Recommendations (News)
Majority of MTA Board Members on Expired Terms; Cuomo Could Dismiss Them at Any Time (CapNY)
CapNY Revisits Plans for a One-Seat Train to JFK, Which Have Been Sitting on a Shelf for Years
Soon to Be Ex-Beep Marty Markowitz on Bikes: Same as He Ever Was (AYR, Bklyn Spoke)
Sarah Jessica Parker Travels Mostly by Subway, Says the Fifth Avenue Bus Is Too Slow (NY Mag)

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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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