Today’s Headlines

8:55 AM EDT on March 11, 2015

Times Backs Right-of-Way Law; Says TWU's "Slowdown" Is Responsible, Not Threatening
Driver Kills Dave Jones, 21, on Nostrand Ave Sidewalk After Fleeing NYPD Traffic Stop (News, Post)
Two Passengers Injured When Minibus Driver Crashes Across Hudson River Greenway (DNA, WNBC)
Assembly Budget Would Withhold Thruway Cash Until Cuomo Releases TZB Financing Plan (LoHud)
Van Bramer Holds Rally to Complain About 7 Train Service as MTA Upgrades Signals (DNA, PIX)
Last Night's Commute Was a Mess, Thanks to Broken Signals (DNA, WNBC)
DNA Covers March for Safety Improvements on Queens Boulevard
Citizen Enforcement of Idling Vehicles -- Will It Work? (WNBC, Observer, Gothamist)
DOT Tests Out New All-in-One Road Resurfacing Machine and S.I. Pols Are Thrilled (Advance)
College of Staten Island to Launch Bike-Share System Using Social Bicycles Tech (Banner)
On First Warm-ish Day of the Season, Citi Bike Rebalancing Held Up Well (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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