Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on January 16, 2014
- Vision Zero: NYT, News, Post, NY1, NBC, CBS, ABC, DNA, WNYC, NYO, Advance, Gothamist, Crain’s
- Arthur Chi’en of WPIX on the Hardest Part of Vision Zero: Meaningful Consequences for Deadly Drivers
- Akkas Ali, Hit by Curb-Jumping Driver in June, Has Died (Bowery Boogie, DNA, News, Gothamist)
- Off-Duty NYPD Detective Arrested for 2012 Hit-and-Run, Faces Four Misdemeanor Charges (NYT)
- Woman, 85, Severely Injured by Turning MTA Bus Driver on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills (DNA)
- Cuomo Commits Bike-Ped Funds to Projects Statewide, Including for Pulaski Bridge, Putnam Plaza (TU)
- Real-Time Countdown Clocks Come to Four Staten Island Railway Stations (DNA, WPIX, Advance)
- Traffic Crash and Enforcement Data Isn’t the Only Thing Missing From NYPD’s Crime Map (Bronx Bureau)
- Levine Wants to Enlist Mark-Viverito’s Support in Getting DOT to Restore West Harlem SBS Plan (News)
- LES BID Receives $60,000 From Margaret Chin for Orchard Street, Including Safety Upgrades (DNA)
- Queens Plaza Complete Street Revamp Has Yielded Dividends as Long Island City Redevelops (NYT)
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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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