Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EST on November 13, 2014

Fare Hike Would Raise MTA Bridge Tolls, Too (Post) -- All the More Reason for Toll Reform
News Wants MTA to Keep Fare Hikes Under the Rate of Inflation, as Promised
NYPD School Safety Van Driver Runs Over 13-Year-Old in Kensington (WCBS, NY1, DP Corner, WPIX)
Seating and Planters on Extra-Wide UWS Sidewalk? No Way, Say Cranks (DNA, Spectator)
Port Authority: Traffic Officers Key to Improved Bus Terminal Wait Times (Record, NJ.com, WCBS)
News Covers Petition Asking for Real Consequences for Driver Who Killed Allison Liao
Cuomo's Top Aide and Budget Director Expected to Leave Administration in New Year (News)
Buddy Valastro, TV's "Cake Boss," Charged With DUI After Stop on 10th Avenue (WNBC)
Where Do City Government Workers Live? Often, Beyond the Reach of Convenient Transit (Gothamist)
The Transportation Solution for Isolated Astoria Cove? A New Ferry Dock (Observer)
Damned Cyclists on Cell Phones (News, WCBS, WNBC, WPIX)

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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