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8:56 AM EDT on September 15, 2015
- Alexa Cioffi, 21, Killed While Bicycling After Boat Trailer Detaches, Strikes Her (Advance, News, Post)
- Turning Van Driver Critically Injures Flatiron Pedestrian; No Charges (News, Post)
- The News Isn’t Having Any of Cuomo’s Spin: He’s to Blame for MTA’s Maintenance Failings
- Up to 10,000 NYC Cars to Be Equipped in US DOT “Smart Vehicle” Pilot (WSJ, Verge, News, AP)
- Gelinas Praises Bloomberg for Championing 7 Train Extension (Post)
- But Those Extra-Long Escalators Could Become a Maintenance Nightmare (News, Post)
- Start Planning Your Travel Now for When the Pope Hits Town (Advance, DNA, PIX)
- Cuozzo Celebrates: City to Remove 32nd Street Benches for Pope’s Visit (Post)
- NYT Visits Site of Hamilton Heights Bike-Ped Bridge Under Construction to Hudson River Greenway
- Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife: UES Parents Cower in Fear of Citi Bike Station (DNA)
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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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