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Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on August 21, 2012

    • NYMTC Gives Green Light to Cuomo's Tappan Zee (WSJ)
    • Hours Later, Cuomo Begins Second Attempt at Securing TIFIA Money (MTR, Capital Tonight)
    • School Bus Strikes, Kills Man Loading Truck in Woodside Yesterday Morning (Post, Daily News)
    • De Blasio's Street Safety "Incrementalism" Gets Attention from Capital New York
    • Bloomberg Responds to De Blasio, Calling Sadik-Khan a "Superstar" (Capital, Post)
    • Cuozzo Attacks Midtown East Rezoning for Fund to Accommodate Pedestrians (Post)
    • Injured Hunts Point Dirt Bike Passenger Sues City After Driver Killed in Crash With NYPD (DNA)
    • Race Car Consulting and Design Company Gets NYC Welcome With Sidewalk Parking (Gothamist)
    • Separated Bike Lane Next to 78th Precinct -- Keep the Dream Alive (Bklyn Paper)
    • Prospect Heights Resident Invents Bike Helmet With Solar-Powered Lights (Bklyn Paper)
    • A Look at Recycle-A-Bicycle's Youth Cycling Programs (WNET MetroFocus)

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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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