Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on June 4, 2014

WNYC Reporters on Vision Zero Reddit AMA: "Difficulty of Getting the Data Has Been Most Surprising"
AT&T, NYU Partner on App Contest to Combat "Distracted Walking" (Crain's)
Two-Way LIC Street to Go One-Way, But Without Traffic Calming; Residents Fear Speeding (LIC Post)
DOT Begins Construction on Ped Safety Tweaks at Bowery and Delancey (Bowery Boogie)
MAS Award to Bruce Ratner Questioned by Atlantic Yards Critics (NYT, CapNY)
Broken Windows: Routine Traffic Stop Nabs Unlicensed Driver, Stolen Property (Advance)
Traffic Cop Blocks Bike Lane Next to Open Spot, Yells Obscenities at Cyclist (Gothamist)
Gothamist Has Photos of a Cyclist Injured by a Driver on 57th Street at 9th Avenue
Unions Drop Opposition to Albany RPP Program; Like Other Bills, Its Fate Rests With IDC (TU)
DNAinfo Picks Up Our Coverage of Franklin Avenue Road Diet and Bike Lane in Crown Heights
The Last Dock Is a Broken Dock: Video Shows Frustrated Citi Bikers (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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