Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on March 17, 2014

Rashard Charles, 5, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver Backing Up on Empire Blvd (NYT, DNA, Post, WNBC)
Steve Hindy: Getting to Vision Zero "Will Require a Culture Shift in New York" (Crain's)
City Backs Off Citi Bike Relocation to 25th and Madison After Court "Threw a Tantrum" Over Parking (Post)
Right of Way Installs 20 MPH Signs In Neighborhoods Across City Still Awaiting Slow Zones (News 12)
MTA Bus Driver Suffers Stroke, Hits Parked Cars in Greenpoint, Injuring Five (News, Post, WPIX)
Off-Duty Sanitation Employee Arrested for DWI in Rego Park After Speeding (TL)
Williamsburg Neighbors Continue Push for More Traffic Calming on Kent Avenue (Bklyn Paper)
Preliminary QueensWay Designs Released In Advance of Community Workshops (Brownstoner, Curbed)
Port Authority Panel Will Study Reforms (WSJ) as PA Considers More WTC Tower Subsidies (NYT)
Oddo and Ignizio Want South Shore Ferry Service to Manhattan, Possibly From Perth Amboy (Advance)
NYT Feature on Bike Safety Gadgets Ignores Proven Safety Remedy: Protected Bike Lanes (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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