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8:47 AM EDT on August 28, 2015
- De Blasio’s Transportation Record: Progress That Still Leaves Advocates Scratching Their Heads (WSJ)
- Tim Tompkins and Corey Johnson Tell Errol Louis Why the Times Square Plaza Should Stay (NY1)
- Mayor Defends Slow Zone Program, Also Defends Canceling Midland Beach Slow Zone (Advance)
- Hudson Yards Subway to Open September 13 at 1 p.m. (AMNY, News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- People Who Detest Rude Cyclists Should Be the Biggest Boosters of Protected Bike Lanes (NY Mag)
- With Uncertainty Over Development Plan, Willets Point Businesses Want to Know What’s Next (NYT)
- WSJ Visits the New Plaza on 33rd Street, Finds a Pedestrian Oasis — and Salsa Dancing
- No, the High Bridge Is Not the High Line — It Has Its Own Charm (NYT)
- DOT Mistakenly Stripes Incorrect Arrows on Lexington Avenue (DNA)
- Citi Bike Expansion Now Has the System Over 400 Stations (Citi Bike Blog)
- Meet the Guy Who Got on a Citi Bike, Headed West, and Never Stopped (Velojoy)
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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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