Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EST on February 4, 2014

Alta and 8D Technologies Are Teaming Up Without Bixi as the Middleman (Montreal Gazette)
Woman Killed by MTA Bus Driver in Jax Heights; "Sources" Tell Post She Was Jaywalking (WCBS, DNA)
Stanislav Chernyshov, 73, Killed by Backhoe Operator Moving Snow in Brighton Beach (News, Post)
Georges Jacquemart's Counterpoint to Gridlock Sam Explains How 20 MPH Can Save Lives (Gothamist)
Atlantic Cities, Animal Cover the Push for Lower Speed Limits in NYC
Gelinas: De Blasio's TLC Must Crack Down on Reckless Driving by Cabbies -- Here's How (Post)
Cooper Stock's Family Outraged That TLC Is Keeping Deadly Driver on the Road (DNA)
After Cabbie Injures Crossing Guard, NYPD Precinct Says DOT Ought to Do Something (DNA)
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Arrested for DWI in Woodside (WCBS, News)
SUV Driver Jumps Curb, Hits Pedestrian, Smashes Construction Site in Midwood (Bklyn Daily)
Driver Smashes Into Ditmas Park Building, Backs Out and Leaves Scene (Ditmas Park Corner)
Super Bowl: NJT Says It Did Well (NYT, Post, 2nd Ave Sagas); Event Exposes Trans-Hudson Mess (MTR)

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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