Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM EST on January 28, 2014
- Capital NY Looks at the Tenure of Janette Sadik-Khan and How Her Legacy May Fare Under de Blasio
- Some Police Officials Moan in the Post About Having to Be Accountable for Reducing Traffic Violence
- 78th Precinct’s Crackdown on Dangerous Drivers Gets Positive Press in Park Slope Stoop, Bklyn Paper
- Kang Chun Wong, 84-Year-Old Bloodied by NYPD After Jaywalking, Files $5 Million Lawsuit (News)
- Meanwhile, DC Begins Ticketing Failure to Yield (and More) Using Automated Cameras (WaPo)
- DOT Adds Signage, Crossing Time at Sites of UWS Deaths; Will Unveil Plans Thursday (Spectator)
- Gertrude Schnabel, 84, Had Leg Amputated After Bus Driver Hit Her on Queens Blvd This Month (DNA)
- Driver Smashes Into SI Hardware Store; Driver Taken to Hospital with Minor Injuries (Advance)
- Gothamist and Brownstoner Look at Recent Efforts to Advance Vision Zero
- Elected Officials Call for More Money to Fund Buses in Northeast Queens (WCBS, Patch)
- Untangling the Messy Tangle of Turf Battles That Divides NY’s Regional Rail Systems (CapNY)
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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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