Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM EST on January 20, 2015
- Driver Kills Woman, 69, Crossing Bell Boulevard in Bayside (News, WPIX)
- NYPD Officers Continue to Reverse Enforcement Slowdown; Moving Violations Bounce Back (NYT, Post)
- After Years of Delay, DMV to Hold Safety Hearing for Truck Driver Who Killed Mathieu Lefevre (Post)
- To Community Board’s Dismay, SPURA Developer Drops Parking From Transit-Rich Site (Lo-Down)
- Uber Trips Don’t Include Taxi Surcharge That Helps Support Bus and Subway Service (News)
- A Closer Look at DOT’s Proposal for Bike Lanes on Clove Road (Advance)
- Errol Louis: Cuomo Should Use $5 Billion Windfall to Fund Long-Promised Infrastructure Bank (News)
- Assembly Member Michael Miller Wants to Ban Overnight Parking for Cars Registered Out of State (Post)
- Delayed Rollout of MetroCard Replacement Will Have Big Cost for MTA (2nd Ave Sagas)
- NY Mag Looks at Car2Go in NYC, Finds It’s Not Clear If Service Creates Traffic or Reduces Congestion
- Is Trottenberg’s “Culture Eats Policy for Breakfast” Mantra Just an Excuse? (Brooklyn Spoke)
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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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