Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EST on November 26, 2014

New Yorkers Protest Ferguson Decision in Squares, Streets, Highways (NYT, DNA)
MTA Officially Releases Reinvention Commission Report Right Before Holiday (WSJ, News, MTR)
To Truly Reinvent the MTA, Here's What It Would Have Addressed (Ped Observations, 2nd Ave Sagas)
City Council Triples Number of Blind-Accessible Ped Signal Installations to 75 Annually (WNYC, Observer)
5th Precinct's Claim of Increase in Cyclist-Involved Crashes Isn't Supported by NYPD Data (I Quant NY)
State DOT Secures $20 Million for New Ped Bridge to Riverside Park at West 151st Street (DNA)
Rockefeller University Expansion Gets $150 Million to Include East River Greenway Upgrades (Crain's)
EDC Tries Again to Convert NYPD Parking Garage in Jamaica Into Affordable Housing (DNA)
De Blasio Scales Back Taxi Medallion Sale and Accompanying Revenue Forecasts (Gotham Gazette)
Crain's Says Billions in Bank Settlement Cash Should Be Spent on Transit
Thruway Authority Estimates Hundreds Per Hour Could Use TZB Bike-Ped Path (LoHud)

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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