Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on January 24, 2014
- NYPD Has Issued Five Times as Many Jaywalking Tickets as It Had by This Time Last Year (WSJ)
- Gridlock Sam Links Vision Zero to Reducing Congestion With Fair Toll Scheme (WNYC via CapNY)
- WNYC Looks Through the Windshield at One of the Riskiest Driver Maneuvers for Pedestrians
- Funeral Held for Angela Hurtado, Killed by Unlicensed Driver in Maspeth (TL, Forum)
- Second Avenue Sagas Is More Upset by Cuomo’s Flat Payroll Tax Replacement Than Continued Raids
- East Side Access Delays and Overruns, First Mentioned Earlier This Month, Could Go Past 2020 (WSJ)
- Assembly Member Proposes Bill Banning NYC Overnight Parking for Cars Registered Out-of-State (TL)
- Brewer Lays Out Plan to Staff Up Community Boards With Data Gurus (World)
- Here’s How the City Made a Map of Pedestrian Activity Across the Five Boros (Placemeter via Next City)
- The Plaza Hotel Continues Epic Struggle Against Citi Bike Racks Across the Street (AMNY)
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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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