Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on September 25, 2014

Without Funding Fix, MTA Capital Program Is Debt Bomb for Riders (NYT, WSJ, Crain's, MTR)
MTA Wants de Blasio to Pitch In More Cash (Capital)
SI Board Member Votes Against Budget; Wants New Transit Lines, Not Just New Rail Cars (Advance)
Bicyclist Seriously Injured on Allen Street (Lo-Down)
Off-Duty NYPD Lieutenant Arrested for Drunk Driving on Staten Island (Advance)
Another Staten Island Driver Arrested for DWI After Smashing Into Parked Cars (Advance)
People Who Drove in Bus Lane Aren't Satisfied With City's Attempt to Clear Their Tickets (Bklyn Daily)
Parks Department Has Yet to Fix Hole in Forest Park Sidewalk (News)
Highlights From Talk at NYU About Potential for Tech to Improve Transportation and Safety (Capital)
Right of Way Installs "20 Is Plenty" Signs In Central Park (News, Gothamist); Animal NY Not Impressed
The Awl and The Week Take on the Latest Bikelash

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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