Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on July 30, 2015

Cuomo: No Time for Toll Reform (Capital), Just Cough Up MTA Cash From Somewhere (Gothamist)
63-Year-Old Cyclist in Critical Condition After Harlem Hit-and-Run (Post, WCBS, WNBC)
TA's Vision Zero Report Card Slams MTA, TLC, DMV (News, AMNY)
James, Lancman Want More Blind Spot Sensors on City Vehicles, MTA Buses (Observer, News)
Dorothy Gerstenfeld, 88, Dies From Injuries Seven Weeks After Bronx Driver Struck Her (News)
Family of Severely Injured Cyclist Struck by LIC Driver Speaks Out (DNA)
Repeat Hit-and-Run Unlicensed Driver: It's Not My Fault My Passenger Died (Advance)
Whitestone Driver Charged with DUI After Crashing Into DSNY Truck (Forum)
Is This the End of the MTA, or Is This Exactly How It's Supposed to Work? (2nd Avenue Sagas)
Modern-Day Moses? How Cuomo Learned the Lessons of the Master Builder for the TZB (City Limits)
The Post Pushes to Honor Robert Moses by Renaming Some of the Infrastructure He Built

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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