Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on March 28, 2014

Cuomo Unveils $4.9 Billion Transit "Resiliency" Plan; Funding Uncertain (News, Advance)
London News Editor on Bike-Share: "Stick With It Through the Twists and Turns" (News)
For Third Straight Year, More People Moved to NYC Than Left; Population Hits Record 8.4 Million (NYT)
Latest Atlantic Yards EIS Proposes Reducing Parking, Once at 3,670 Spaces, to 1,200 (AYR)
Van Bramer Waits on Citi Bike: "This Is a Successful Bike-Share Program Alta Has Mismanaged" (Chron)
CM Rodriguez Bill Would Allow Alternate-Side Drivers to Park After Sweeper Passes (Gotham Gazette)
Higher EMS Response Times Caused by New Calculating Method, Not Traffic (CapNY, Post, News)
After Two Deaths, Neill Avenue in Morris Park Will Get Stop Light (Bx Times)
Driver of Empty MTA Bus Rear-Ends Dump Truck on Queensboro Bridge (Post)
Commanding Officer of Brooklyn's 88th Precinct Moves to Take Over Nearby 81st Precinct (DNA)
Damned Bike Lanes (WCBS)

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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