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8:56 AM EDT on May 13, 2014

    • NYT Visits Sweden and Finds that New York Has a Lot to Do If It's Serious About Vision Zero
    • LIRR Chief Reportedly Axed in Part Over Opposition to Bringing MNR to Penn (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Driver Kills 64-Year-Old Pedestrian Anthony Githere in East Harlem Parking Lot (WNBC)
    • Driver Critically Injures Cyclist on 11th Avenue in Dyker Heights Over Weekend (Bklyn Paper)
    • Driver Injures Ped at 2nd Avenue and 93rd Street, Where Woman Was Killed Days Earlier (DNA)
    • Witnesses: Motorcyclist Killed in Crash Over Weekend Was Being Chased by NYPD (Advance)
    • Drunk Drivers on SI Pass Police Cruisers at 91 MPH, Blame Squirrels for Crashes (Advance 1, 2)
    • NYPD Launches 24-Hour Blitzes Against Drivers for Texting and Failure to Yield (NY1, WCBS, Advance)
    • Prospect Park's Newest Feature Is a Parking Lot (Bklyn Paper)
    • TA Backs Bill to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Receive Driver's Licenses (News)
    • De Blasio Budget: $2 Million for Three-Month Rockaway Ferry Extension; $0 for Bike-Share (AMNY)
    • DOT Installing Bike Path and Road Diet on Deadly Stretch of Kent Avenue in W'Burg (DNA)

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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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