Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on October 6, 2015

Within Hours, Two People Trying to Cross Hylan Blvd Killed in Separate Crashes (Advance, News, WCBS)
In Wired, Hsi-Pei Liao Says We Need to Take Traffic Violence Seriously
De Blasio, Labor Allies Blast TWU for Doing Cuomo's Bidding on MTA Funding (AMNY, News, Observer)
More Coverage of Ydanis Rodriguez's Transportation Agenda (Politico, News, Post, AMNY)
Toll Reform? Good Luck in Albany, de Blasio Tells Rodriguez (Politico, Observer, WCBS)
The U.S. Supreme Court Isn't Going to Help Up the Ante for Toll Reform (Advance)
Police Car Chase After Bronx Shooting Leads to Injured Bystanders (News, DNA, WPIX, WNBC)
Suffolk County Lawmakers Go After Red Light Cameras (WCBS)
The Post Writes Two Stories About Emergency Response Times Without Blaming Bike Lanes
Great Long Read From Adam Sternbergh About Times Square's Past and Present (NY Mag)

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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