Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EST on December 17, 2014
- Jersey City on Track to Approve Contract for 350-Bike Citi Bike Expansion Next Month (WSJ)
- Kallos, Dromm to Introduce Bill That Caps Community Board Tenure at 12 Years (Gotham Gazette)
- City & State Talks to Senate Leaders, Advocates About State’s Infrastructure Needs
- More Coverage of Move NY Poll Results From Capital, WPIX, AMNY
- New L Train Entrance at Avenue A Wouldn’t Be Possible Without Sandy Shutdown (2nd Avenue Sagas)
- Traffic Complaints at Flushing Commons Sure to Worsen After Construction Wraps on New Parking (NY1)
- MTA Releases TripPlanner+ App for iOS (WPIX)
- Metro-North Hit With Largest-Ever $250,000 Penalty for Retaliating Against Injured Worker (News)
- Uber Backlash: Legislator Rails Against Surge Pricing; Some Riders Return to Taxis (News 1, 2)
- New York Water Taxi Expands Service Between Red Hook, Midtown, and DUMBO (NY1, DNA)
- Even Paris Has Its Faux Populists Arguing for Unfettered Driving in Cities (NYT)
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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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