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8:59 AM EDT on August 5, 2015

    • Motivate Takes Bike-Share to Jersey City (News, Post, Politico, NY1) and Governors Island (DNA)
    • Errol Louis Interviews Jay Walder About NYC's Citi Bike Expansion on NY1
    • Cuomo's Terrible LGA Plan: NY Mag Shrugs; 2nd Ave Sagas Wants N Train Instead
    • Bloomberg's Political Team Continues Fight Against Medallions, Now on Team Uber (Capital)
    • Gothamist Looks at the History of "Jaywalking" in NYC
    • Limo Driver Seriously Injures Man Crossing Street by Waldorf Astoria (NY1, Post)
    • Driver Injures Woman Outside Manhattan Criminal Court (Post)
    • Plaza Hotel Loses Ridiculous Lawsuit Against Citi Bike Station (Post, News, WCBS, WNBC)
    • People Are Actually Arguing Against Speed Humps at Bklyn CB 7 (Kensington BK, Bklyn Paper)
    • DOT Begins Implementing Safety Plan at Deadly Chinatown Intersection (Lo-Down)

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Stephen Miller
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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