Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on March 18, 2014

CPC Approves Plan to Reduce Parking, Add Apartments in Massive West Side Project (Post, Crain's)
Right of Way's 20 MPH Signs Get Coverage in Post, WCBS, Bklyn Paper, Brownstoner, Bowery Boogie
MTA Bus Deaths: 4 in 2011, 8 in 2012, 10 in 2013, and 5 So Far This Year (Post)
Five Injured, Including Four NYPD Auxiliary Officers, in Hillcrest Crash (Post, WNBC)
Police Arrest Man for Drunk Driving on SI After Catching Him Speed at More Than 100 MPH (Advance)
Advocates for Ditching Central Park Horse Carriages Split on Replacing Them With Cars (Metro)
State Suspends 8,900 Drivers Licenses Not for Bad Driving But Failure to Pay Back Taxes (Post, TU)
Bratton's Shakeup Affects Harlem and UWS Precincts, Now Without Commanding Officers (News)
Port Authority Reforms Should Include Renewed Focus on Transportation Mission (2nd Avenue Sagas)
Some People Are Moving to Staten Island for Its Walkable Urban Amenities (Advance)
Electeds Push Bill to Allow 16-Year-Olds to Serve on Community Boards (DNA, Gothamist)

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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