Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on May 9, 2014
- School Bus Driver Strikes, Kills Woman Crossing 2nd Avenue at 93rd Street (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
- Malliotakis Says 20 MPH Limit for Manhattan, Not SI: “Speeders Are Going to Speed” (Advance)
- Women Use Brooklyn Citi Bike Stations Most, While Men Dominate Midtown (WNYC)
- Decision Time: TLC Commissioner Could Double Boro Taxi Licenses Next Month (CapNY)
- SI Electeds Push MTA to Restore Low-Ridership Express Bus (Advance, DNA)
- Second Ave. Sagas Wonders Why SI Electeds Oppose Actual Bus Improvements That Benefit Thousands
- Rangel Aide Files Suit Against 125th Street SBS, Claiming It Discriminates Against Disabled (DNA)
- De Blasio Budget Includes $35 Million for East River Esplanade Repairs (News)
- NYT Profiles Nyack Neighbors Fearful That TZB Bike-Ped Path Will Cut Into Their Property Values
- City Council’s Land Use Director, Navigating ULURP Since 1990, Stepping Down (CapNY)
- Census: NYC Fourth in US for Walking to Work, Continues to Lag for Bike-to-Work Rates (WNYC)
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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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