Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EST on March 6, 2015

Subway Delays Skyrocketed Last Year (Post, Jalopnik)
Driver Who Killed Ariel Russo Pleads to Manslaughter, Up to 9 Years in Jail (NYT, DNA, News, Post 1, 2)
Right-of-Way Law Sponsor Weprin Opposes Bus Exemption, Wants "Sensitive" Enforcement (News)
More Coverage of $250 Million Vision Zero Great Streets Announcement (Capital, AMNY, News 12)
Move NY Interests L.I. Republican Marcellino, But David Weprin Remains Against It (Capital)
DOT Plots Next Round of Bike Network Expansion in Sunnyside (LIC Post)
Speakers at Queens CB 5 Meeting Endorse Cross Harbor Rail Tunnel (Q Chron)
Curbside Parking Reform Is Under-Used Tool to Cut Traffic and Raise Revenue (Gotham Gazette)
ULI-NY and MTA Citizens Advisory Committee Heads Urge Public Debate on Capital Program (C&S)
At Meeting, Northeast Queens Residents Ask MTA for Bus Service Improvements (TL)
The Average Citi Bike Trip Is Shorter Than Ever (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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