Today’s Headlines

8:54 AM EST on March 5, 2015

De Blasio Budget Has $250 Million for Street Reconstruction (AP)
Sidewalk Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old Pleads Guilty, Avoids Prison, Loses License for 5 Years (News)
Unlicensed Driver Who Killed 4-Year-Old Must Choose Either 9 Years in Jail or a Trial (Post, News)
More Coverage of Tri-State's Dangerous Roads Report From News, Newsday, News 12, WCBS, AMNY
Bus Drivers Comprise a Quarter of the 22 Right-of-Way Charges NYPD Has Filed Since August (DNA)
Lawmakers, Contractors Want Settlement Cash for Roads, Bridges; Cuomo Calls It "Pork" (TU, Capital)
Instead, State Will Issue Its First General Obligation Bonds in Two Years to Fund Roads (Bloomberg)
Sorry John Oliver, the Tappan Zee May Be Old But It Isn't Going to Fall Down Any Day Now (LoHud)
DOT Looks at Changing Truck Routes Near Greenwood Cemetery (South Slope News)
Bayside Community Board Opposes Parking Lot Proposed for Small Patch of Woods (Queens Courier)
Citi Bike Rebalanced 28 Percent More Bikes This January Than It Did Last Year (bikeshareNYC)

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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