Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on December 20, 2013

Pete Donohue Praises the Bloomberg/Sadik-Khan Streets Legacy (News)
Woman, 65, Seriously Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights (News)
Access-A-Ride Driver Jumps Curb on 34th Street, Injures Two, Including Pedestrian (Gothamist, WCBS)
City Council Tables 20 MPH Speed Limit Bill Until Next Year, Hoping for Stronger Bill (WNYC)
City Breaks Ground on Randalls Island Connector Path From South Bronx (News)
What Uber's "Surge Pricing" Can Teach Us About NYC's Free-for-All Parking Policy (Weekly Nabe)
Taxi Industry Takes Swing at Yassky on His Way Out the Door (NYT, CapNY)
But Riders and Boro Taxi Drivers Seem Happy with the Changes (Bloomberg)
More Coverage of Straphangers Campaign's Pokey and Schleppie Awards (Post, News, CapNY)
Harlem Electeds Seem More Excited About New Street Lights Than 125th Street SBS (DNA)
An Interview With the All-Powerful Bicycle Lobby (The Bicycle Story)

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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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