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Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on May 1, 2015

    • Bloomberg Goes Deep on Port Authority Dysfunction, But Thinks PATH Subsidy Is a Problem
    • Holding Big Capital Projects Hostage Is One of the MTA's Few Bargaining Chips (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • MTA Spending $84 Million for Additional Bklyn-Side Ramps at Verrazano Narrows (Bklyn Paper)
    • De Blasio Defends Arrests at Union Square Protests: "It's Rush Hour" (Advance)
    • Driver Killed After Car Rear-Ended in Six-Vehicle East New York Pileup (News)
    • EWR PATH Extension and AirTrain Replacement Proceeding as Separate Projects (WNYC, Capital)
    • DOT to Install Up to 10 Split-Phase Signals in Hell's Kitchen This Summer (Chelsea Now)
    • Curb Extension Proposed for Intersection of Myrtle Ave and Forest Ave (Times Newsweekly)
    • New Traffic Signal Installed at 51st Street and Skillman Ave in Woodside (TL)
    • Car2Go Expands Bklyn Service Area to Bushwick, Crown Heights, Southern Bklyn (Eagle)
    • Citi Bike Parent Company Is Building Its Own Bicycle, Offers Sneak Peek (@Motivate_Co)

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Stephen Miller
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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