Today’s Headlines

8:53 AM EDT on October 14, 2014

QueensWay Plan to Be Released Today as Rail Advocates Prep Rival Study (NYT, Capital, DNA)
200 People Have Been Killed in New York City Traffic So Far This Year (WNYC)
Driver Kills Woman Crossing Canal Street in Chinatown; "I Didn't See Her" (News, AP)
Driver Critically Injures Man, 60, Crossing Ocean Avenue in Flatbush (Bklyn Paper)
One Man Dies, Another Injures Leg After Two ATVs Crash in Kingsbridge (NY1, News, Gothamist)
DNA Covers Kallos Report on Dangerous UES Intersections
Bergen County Planner Joins Advos Saying GWB Bike/Ped Path Expansion Not Big Enough (Record)
Preview of Debate to Come? PoJo Likes Toll Reform, Suggests Killing Payroll Tax at Same Time
"As a Motorist, I'm Jumping Up and Down" -- NYC Gas Prices Lowest Since 2011 (Post)
Cell Service to Come to 40 More Subway Stops By End of Year, Mostly in Queens (WSJ)
General Contractors Eye DOT, MTA Capital Programs, Call for More Infrastructure Spending (Post)

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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