Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on February 25, 2014
- More Coverage of the Vision Zero City Council Hearing (NYT, News, CapNY, Advance, WPIX)
- Last Year’s Traffic Fatalities Concentrated in a Handful of Neighborhoods (I Quant NY)
- The Road to Vision Zero Runs in Part Through Community Boards (Spectator)
- De Blasio: Everyone Has to Drive Safely; Security Detail Makes Its Own Calls (WSJ, NYT, Crain’s)
- Bus Time Launches in Brooklyn and Queens March 9 (News, DNA, Gothamist, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
- Parents Demand Speed Hump on East Harlem Block With Five Schools (News)
- MTA Names Anne Kirsch Chief Safety Officer, Establishes Board Safety Committee (WCBS, WABC)
- MTA Riders Less Likely to Let Money on MetroCards Expire After $1 New Card Fee Began (Post)
- LIRR, NJ Transit, MNR Approach Record Ridership, But Track Capacity Is Maxed Out (WNYC)
- Gelinas: De Blasio Should Push 42nd St Light Rail, Port Authority Bus Terminal Expansion (City Journal)
- Bloomberg’s DCP Legacy: Condo Towers, Yes, But Also Massive Neighborhood Downzonings (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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