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8:59 AM EST on January 22, 2014

    • The #Sneckdown Craze Goes Global: Clarence Eckerson Talks With the BBC
    • Council Leadership Unveiled Today: Greenfield at Land Use, Rodriguez at Transpo (CapNY, Observer)
    • Sam Schwartz Has Recommendations for de Blasio, From Speed Cams to Crash Investigations (News)
    • Cabbie Drives on Hell's Kitchen Sidewalk to Bypass Snowstorm Traffic (Gothamist via WNBC)
    • Brooklyn CB 1 Gives Thumbs-Up to Traffic Calming Plan on Deadly Stretch of Kent Avenue (News)
    • Vance Weighs Homicide Charges Against Allegedly Drunk, High Driver After Victim Dies (News)
    • Lionel Lebron on the History of "Jaywalking" and the Problems With NYPD's Enforcement (WPIX)
    • MTA Receives First $802 Million of Expected $3.9 Billion from FTA for Sandy Repairs (Post)
    • Gelinas: "MTA Cannot Borrow More Unless It Finds New Income to Pay the New Debt" (C&S)
    • Observer Wants the New Tappan Zee Bridge to Be Called the "Cuomo Bridge," After Mario Cuomo
    • Surprise! Some Lawmakers Who Carpool to Albany Have Progressive Transpo Platforms (WSJ)
    • High Roller Going to the Super Bowl? You'll Probably Take the Bus or Train Like Everyone Else (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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