Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on September 2, 2014
- Study: Cab-Sharing Could Drastically Cut Traffic (NYT)
- Left-Turning Taxi Driver Kills Woman, 58, in Crosswalk at 79th and Madison (News, WCBS, NY1)
- Driver Kills 53-Year-Old Man on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica (NY1, TL, WABC)
- SUV Driver Kills Man, 62, Crossing Avenue P at Ocean Pkwy in Midwood (News 12, Bklyn Paper)
- Drivers Refuse to Use New, More Ped-Friendly Turn Pattern at Flatbush and Myrtle (Bklyn Paper)
- Seven License Suspensions Didn’t Stop This Man From Driving a Tractor-Trailer in NYC (Advance)
- Pedestrian Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park Remains Closed for Repairs (Gothamist)
- After Turning Speed Cams Off, Nassau County Enforcement Returns (WABC, WCBS)
- Busy Jersey City Block Goes Car-Free; “They’re Trying to Turn It Into New York City” (NYT)
- That’s One Way to Deal With a Placard Abuser (Tribeca Citizen)
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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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