Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on March 14, 2014

Bratton Lowballs Jaywalking Tickets, Tells New Yorkers to "Get Over It" (WPIX via WNYC, Cap NY)
FRA Report Says Metro-North Emphasized On-Time Performance Over Safety (NYT)
DOT Installs Plastic Dividers at Intersection Where Angela Hurtado Killed by Turning Driver (Forum)
Funeral Planned for Kumar Ragunath, 64, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Northern Blvd (TL)
After Meeting With Housing Advocates and Beeps, Alicia Glen Meets With Developers (Cap NY)
Oddo Wants to Launch 311-Like App to Allow Staten Islanders to Report Potholes and More (Advance)
Rockaway Beach Branch Rail Reactivation Advocates Continue Push for Rail Service (Forum)
NY Mag, Gothamist, Observer, WPIX Cover Bay Ridge Jaywalking Warnings
Attorney Steven Sladkus Doesn't Just Sue Over Citi Bike Stations -- He Does Bus Stops, Too (Observer)
Does It Take a Crime as Shocking as the SXSW Crash to Prosecute Deadly Drivers? (Streetsblog USA)

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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