Today’s Headlines

8:56 AM EDT on April 8, 2014

De Blasio "Hopeful" Albany Will Expand NYC's Automated Enforcement (CapNY)
Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. Says It's "Regressive" to Fund Transit With Toll Reform (News)
Diaz's Transportation Plan? Funding Ferries to Soundview (Crain's via 2nd Avenue Sagas)
49th Precinct's Vision Zero Enforcement Target: Those Pesky Cyclists (Bronx Times)
Gelinas: Christie's Idea to Break Up Port Authority Doesn't Add Up (Post)
SI Driver on Suspended License Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Stairs (Advance)
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Charged With DUI, Hit-and-Run, Reckless Driving in East New York (WCBS)
"Sadly, There Are Drivers on the Road With No Respect for Human Life or Limb" (Sunnyside Post)
With Citi-Branded NYC Bike-Share, It's Hard to Attract Other Naming-Rights Sponsors (FastCo)
Levine, Rodriguez Want to Spread Out Citi Bike Density to Bring Expansion Farther Uptown (Spectator)
Uber Launches Courier Service by Bike and Foot in Manhattan Below 110th Street (Businessweek)

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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