Today’s Headlines
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8:59 AM EDT on July 30, 2014
- Ray LaHood Won’t Reveal Many Details About Reinvention Commission’s Work (CapNY)
- Equinox CEO Confirms REQX Ventures in “Advanced Negotiations” to Buy Alta (WNYC)
- Lanza and Malliotakis at It Again, Pushing to Ruin Bus Lanes (Advance)
- DNA Maps 52 Ped Injuries Over Two Years on Deadly West End Avenue; Safety Plan Coming Soon
- After Advocacy From Residents and Electeds, DOT Will Add Crosswalks to LIC Intersection (LIC Post)
- With PlaNYC Update Due Soon, Enviro Advocates Push de Blasio to Commit to Green Agenda (CapNY)
- MTA Budget Includes Funds to Operate Two New SBS Routes Next Year (AMNY, DNA)
- Budget Also Includes Planned VNB Toll Hike, But It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way (Advance)
- C Train Riders Will Wait Up to 11 Extra Months for Replacements of NYC’s Oldest Train Cars (News)
- After Brass Taunted Safety Advocates With Tweets, NYPD Holds Social Media Training (CapNY)
- Meanwhile, in New Jersey… (APP)
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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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