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8:56 AM EST on January 8, 2015
- DMV Commissioners Not Usually Focused on Traffic Safety; Will Cuomo Break the Mold? (WNYC)
- At Least 23 Injured, 3 Critically, When Drivers Crash and Careen Into B46 Bus (NYT, News, Post, WABC)
- Tonight: Trottenberg Talks Traffic Safety Changes in Windsor Terrace, Kensington (DP Corner, DNA)
- Unable to Bully NYPD Into Dropping DUI, Keith Wright’s Chief of Staff Pleads to Lesser Charge (Post)
- Is This What It Takes to Get a Reckless Driving Charge in NYC? (News, Post)
- Two Plead No Contest in 2013 West Side Highway Motorcycles vs. SUV Chase and Beating (Post)
- NY1 Looks at the Year Ahead in Transit: 7 Extension, Select Bus Service, Subway Cell Service
- Facing Competition, Taxi Medallion Price Down 25 Percent; Sales in Other Cities Have Stopped (NYT)
- Central Park Basketball Court Commandeered by Parks Staff for Parking (West Side Rag)
- 32 Apartments with 64 Parking Spots to Replace Prospect Heights Parking Garage (Brownstoner via DNA)
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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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