Today’s Headlines

9:01 AM EDT on August 13, 2015

Dump Truck Driver Kills 81-Year-Old Woman on Broadway in Bushwick (WNBC, News)
30-Year-Old Bicyclist Dies of Heart Attack (Post); Initial Reports Were of Hit-and-Run (DNA, WNBC)
Taxi Driver, MTA Bus Driver Seriously Injure Man, 56, Crossing Fifth Ave in Midtown (DNA, Post, WNBC)
Tish James Wants Left-Turn Signals at 100 Intersections, Reports on ROW Crashes (News)
Mark Levine Proposes Legislation to Regulate Car-Share Companies Using Curbside Parking (Politico)
The Subway's On-Time Performance Declined Last Year (WSJ)
The Oldest Trains in the Subway, From 1964, Won't Get Replaced Until 2022, Instead of 2018 (News)
MTA Head of Capital Construction Not Confident in Opening 2nd Ave Subway On Time (Observer)
Candidate Christie Promises No New Taxes, While Governor Christie Must Find Transpo Funds (Politico)
Citi Bike to Expand to Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Park Slope Next Year (Brad Lander)
Commercial Observer Finds Citi Bike Opponents Dwindling, But a Few Just Won't Give Up

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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