Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EST on December 4, 2014
- Protests in Streets, Highways, and GCT After Grand Jury Refuses to Indict in Garner Case (NYT, Capital)
- Jill Abramson: Lack of Consequences for Deadly Drivers Only Adds to Pain of Victims’ Families (Our Town)
- Meanwhile, Long NYT Profile of Cy Vance’s View of Law and Order Doesn’t Even Mention Traffic Justice
- Golden and Felder Propose Stronger Penalties for Deadly Unauthorized Use of Vehicle (News)
- Nassau Cuts Safety Cams to Four Hours on School Days; Speeding Is OK 20 Hours Each Day (Newsday)
- Across the Border in Suffolk, Red Light Cams Have Reduced Injury Crashes by 10 Percent (Newsday)
- With TZB Toll Hike on Horizon, Cuomo Donor Milstein Steps Down as Thruway Chair (TU, News)
- Uber, Cabbies Come Under Fire at City Council Oversight Hearing (NYT, Crain’s, Post, WPIX)
- If a Trucking Company Wants to Avoid Safety Penalties, It Can Just Change Its Name (TU)
- Alex Matthiessen Sits Down With City & State to Talk About the Move New York Toll Reform Plan
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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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