Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EST on January 15, 2015

More Coverage of de Blasio's Vision Zero Presser (Capital, News, WSJ, NY1, Crain's, Newsday, WNYC)
Yahoo Takes a Closer Look at the State of Vision Zero
Judge Offers New Plea Deal to Teen Driver Who Killed Ariel Russo During Police Chase (NYT, News, PIX)
City Has Filed 12 Right of Way Charges Since August; Only One Came From a Precinct Cop (Gothamist)
NYT: Spend $5 Billion Windfall on MTA; Cuomo Sends $1.5 Billion to Upstate Cities (Bloomberg)
Opponents of Pat Lynch Within PBA Say He Isn't Doing Enough to Help Cops Who Fixed Tickets (Post)
Turns Out Port Authority Isn't Going to Eliminate Overnight PATH Service After All (Post, WSJ, Capital)
Advocates Meet With CB 3 About Fixing Chrystie Street, a Key Bike Connection (Bowery Boogie)
DOT to Launch South Williamsburg Transportation Study With Meeting Next Week (DNA)
Lawyer Behind Cuomo's Attempted Raid of Clean Water Funds for TZB Transferred to Thruway (Capital)
Parking Lot Next to Astoria Subway Station to Be Developed as 114-Unit Building (Brownstoner)

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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