Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EST on February 20, 2015

De Blasio Doesn't Rule Out Toll Reform, Wants More for MTA From State Windfall Cash (Observer)
NYPD Has Made 17 Arrests Under Right of Way Law; Six Were MTA Bus Drivers (News)
Police Use Law on "Case by Case" Basis, Did Not Arrest Drivers in Many Cases (NYT)
Driver Kills Isaak Trakhtenberg, 83, Crossing Pennsylvania Ave in East New York; No Charges (News)
Port Commissioners Buck Governors (Capital, AP), Will Appoint "Non-Political" CEO (NYT, Crain's)
Driver Convicted of Manslaughter in Hit-Run That Killed Satmar Couple, Faces Life in Prison (NYT, Post)
MTA Subway Operator Arrested for Drunk Driving on West Shore Expressway (Advance)
More on Safety Plans for Bklyn (Gothamist, B'Stoner), Queens (Forum), S.I (Advance), Bronx (DNA)
Trottenberg "Surprised" by DenDekker's Outburst Against Vision Zero (TL)
In Addition to Sheridan Expressway, Diaz Calls for Affordable Housing Over Bronx Rail Yards (DNA)
State DOT Sets Aside $26 Million to Repave Clearview Expressway (B'Stoner)

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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