Today’s Headlines
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9:00 AM EDT on August 20, 2015
- Ryan Russo Defends DOT’s Refusal to Include Bike Lanes in Street Redesigns (Architect’s Newspaper)
- Cuomo Continues to Say Hudson Rail Tunnel Isn’t His Problem (News, AP); the Times Disagrees
- Dan Donovan Doesn’t Comprehend Why This Hudson Rail Tunnel Thing Is Such a Big Deal (Politico)
- De Blasio: Prepare for a Total Reset of NYC Taxi and For-Hire Regulations (WNYC via News)
- Hoboken’s Bike-Share System to Launch Next Month (WSJ, NJ.com, WCBS, News 12, PIX)
- Unlicensed Speeding Driver Indicted for Manslaughter in Crash That Killed Passenger (Advance)
- City Will No Longer Join Willets Point Developers in Appealing Court Decision (NYT, Crain’s, Politico)
- Proposed LIC Development Includes Bike-Pedestrian Bridge to Roosevelt Island (Politico)
- Bronx BP Diaz Is No Fan of NYCHA Infill Development (Observer, Politico)
- Ghosts of Parking Lots Past: Old Curb Cuts Litter the Far West Side (Chelsea Now)
- Podcast: DNA Interviews UWS Cycling Photographer and Advocate Liz Patek
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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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