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8:58 AM EDT on March 17, 2015
- Port Authority: Replacing Bus Terminal Would Take $10 Billion and 15 Years (Capital, WSJ)
- AP Looks at Cuomo’s Transportation Projects, Offers Few Judgements of Governor’s Record
- Meanwhile: Still No TZB Financing Plan (Bloomberg); Astorino, Assembly Dems Want Answers (LoHud)
- Turning Driver Seriously Injures Woman Crossing B’Hurst Street (Bensonhurst Bean, News, News 12)
- Heastie Scores Taxpayer-Funded SUV After Ascending to Speakership (News)
- As Drivers Go to Uber, Bank Forecloses on “Taxi Kingpin” Gene Friedman’s Medallions (Post)
- BP Oddo Wants New Roads Where State Proposed Highways Decades Ago (Advance)
- More Coverage of Jimmy Vacca’s Endorsement of Move NY Toll Reform (Observer)
- Trans-Hudson Tunnel Needs an Elected Who Cares About It (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Sheepshead Bites Concludes Loony Five-Part Rant Against Select Bus Service (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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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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