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It's Day Two at the National Association of City Transportation Officials' annual conference in L.A., where I have still not used a car (I've been on the bus, used my feet and ridden a bike so far). On tap today? I'll be taking in a few plenaries, attending a few workshops and sitting in on a panel by New York City DOT legends Janette Sadik-Khan (emeritus) and Polly Trottenberg (current). I'll be the guy heckling in the back row (kidding!).

By Gersh Kuntzman

3:01 AM EDT on October 2, 2018

It’s Day Two at the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ annual conference in L.A., where I have still not used a car (I’ve been on the bus, used my feet and ridden a bike so far). On tap today? I’ll be taking in a few plenaries, attending a few workshops and sitting in on a panel by New York City DOT legends Janette Sadik-Khan (emeritus) and Polly Trottenberg (current). I’ll be the guy heckling in the back row (kidding!).

Now, the news:

In case you needed more than our own Emma Whitford’s excellent coverage, other outlets reported on the guilty verdict against the bus driver who killed Citi Bike rider Dan Hanegby last year. (Gothamist, NY Post, WSJ, NYDN) The guilty plea finally forced the New York Times to take that question mark off its headline two weeks ago, “Was the Bus Driver to Blame?” Yes, he was.
People were trapped in one of those notorious Clark Street subway station elevators for an hour on Monday. (Gothamist, NY Post, NY1)
NIMBYs sue over L-train mitigation plan. (NY Post)
Politico’s Dana Rubinstein is all over the inevitable security crisis at Moynihan Station.
One of the Boy Scouts who was run over by a drunk driver has died. (NY Post)
Tip of the hat to Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera for pushing a bill to force construction companies to create temporary bike lanes if their projects block one. (amNY). Worst recent example? Sixth Avenue in the 20s (and you don’t want Casey Neistat on your bad side)!
New parking meter rates are in effect in Manhattan. Good! (amNY)
I don’t know how I feel about the Verrazzano getting the extra “z,” given my groundbreaking coverage from earlier this summer. (amNY, NYDN)
The Daily News did a weird slideshow of people using e-scooters, which had the feeling of filler because the scooters aren’t even legal in New York yet.
And, finally, Citi Bike made it into the New York Times’ overly cutesy (seriously, it must be said!) Metropolitan Diary.

Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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