Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on September 23, 2014

$15.2 Billion Capital Plan Funding Gap Is Largest in MTA History (WNYC, WSJ, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
Tappan Zee Loan Investigation "First Real Test" for Body Set Up to Keep Tabs on Authorities (Capital)
As Anticipated Deal With REQX Drags On, Stringer Begins Audit of Citi Bike (News)
Feds Announce $3.3 Billion to Beef Up Transit Resiliency Against Future Storms (NYT)
Trottenberg on Central Park Cyclists: "We're Going to Need More Enforcement, Clearly" (Capital)
Council Parks Committee Chair Mark Levine Proposes Lower Speed Limit, Car-Free Parks (News)
Illegal Dollar Van Drivers Get Back on Road After Enforcement Sweeps (DNA)
Driver Hits Woman Pushing Stroller in West End Avenue Crosswalk (West Side Rag)
Diplomats From More Than 180 Countries Owe NYC $16 Million in Parking Tickets (WSJ)
Streetsblog Gets Results: Norwood Sidewalk, Once Usurped for Parking, Now Restored (Urban Residue)

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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