Today’s Headlines
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8:57 AM EDT on April 23, 2015
- De Blasio’s OneNYC Has No Solution to the MTA’s Current Funding Gap (Capital, Crain’s, NY1)
- Mayor Declines to Use Equity, Environment Plan as Springboard for Toll Reform (Observer, News 1, 2)
- Who Will Pay for Utica Avenue Subway Extension? (NYT, DNA, Gothamist, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Driver Backs Onto UES Sidewalk, Smashes Cars, Bank; No Injuries (Post, DNA, WNBC, WPIX)
- Bus Drivers Union Pushes Fix to MTA Bus Design (WCBS), Still Wants Exemption From Right-of-Way Law
- Manhattan CB 3 Committee OKs South Street Greenway Upgrade; Bowery Boogie Sees DOT “Ambush”
- TWU-Citi Bike Contract Negotiations Heating Up (Capital)
- Council Wants More Financial Info From Citi Bike, Which Says It Already Releases Enough Data (Crain’s)
- NYCLU Maps Where City, State Installed E-ZPass Readers to Measure Traffic Speed (Advance, Animal)
- Bronx CB 2 Wants DOT to Add LED Street Lights to Improve Intersection Safety (Bx Times)
- LES Lot Closed But Not Gated Before Redevelopment, Offering Free Illegal Parking (Bowery Boogie)
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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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