Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on March 12, 2015

MTA Taps Agency Vet John Gaul as "VP of 21st Century Service Delivery" (News via 2nd Ave Sagas)
NY Mag Dives Deep on Santiago Calatrava and the WTC Transportation Hub Boondoggle
Friends of Guler Ugur-Yaacobi, Killed in Amsterdam Ave Hit-and-Run, Face Driver in Court (News, Post)
Central Queens Assembly Member Mike Miller Rejects Move NY Toll Swap (Queens Gazette)
Jimmy Van Bramer Picks Fight With MTA Over 7 Train Repairs (Capital, DNA, WCBS)
Riders on M98, From Washington Heights to East Harlem, Fed Up With Poor Service (DNA)
EDC to Break Ground This Summer on Atlantic Ave Extension, New Parks in Jamaica (Queens Courier)
Greenpoint Ferry Dock Never Inspected Before or After It Collapsed Into East River (Bklyn Paper)
Citi Bike Ridership Jumps on One of First Warm-Weather Days of the Year (News)
Why Would One Ever Suggest the Auto Industry Is Intertwined With the News Media? (News)

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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