Today’s Headlines
NYC Pedestrian Fatalities Reached Historic Low in 2014, But Cyclist Fatalities Increased (News, NYT) JSK: Drop in Traffic Fatalities Under de Blasio is Great, Must Be Backed by Street Redesigns (News) MTA Driver Arrested for Killing Senior, So Other Bus Drivers Refuse to Work (Post, Gothamist) Petulant Police Unions Nearly Cease Traffic Enforcement in Last … Continued
8:36 AM EST on January 2, 2015
- NYC Pedestrian Fatalities Reached Historic Low in 2014, But Cyclist Fatalities Increased (News, NYT)
- JSK: Drop in Traffic Fatalities Under de Blasio is Great, Must Be Backed by Street Redesigns (News)
- MTA Driver Arrested for Killing Senior, So Other Bus Drivers Refuse to Work (Post, Gothamist)
- Petulant Police Unions Nearly Cease Traffic Enforcement in Last Week of 2014 (Post, NYT)
- DMV Commissioner Barbara Fiala Resigns as Advocates Seek Change at Agency (Gannett)
- Guler Ugur-Yaaobi, 44, Killed at 113th and Amsterdam in New Years Eve Hit-and-Run (DNA, WCBS)
- Cuomo, Christie Veto Port Reform, Release Report Suggesting PATH Service Cuts (Capital, NJ.com)
- Christie Now Interested in Solving the Cross-Hudson Rail Crisis (Capital)
- New MTA “Safety” Initiative: Buses to Blare Noise at Pedestrians Who Have the Right of Way (News)
- 14 Months After Driver Struck Him on the Job in 2013, MTA Police Officer Dies From Injuries (WCBS)
- Thruway Director, CFO Follow Chair Out the Door Before State IG Releases Report (Post, Gannett, TU)
- Cuomo Transpo Deputy Karen Rae Diverted to Thruway Instead of Assuming New Role at MTA (Capital)
- Where’s the Tappan Zee Transit Cuomo Promised? County Officials and Advocates Are Asking (LoHud)
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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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