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9:00 AM EDT on September 5, 2012

    • City Council Redistricting: Commission Unveils Maps; Activists Propose "Unity Map" (WNYC, NY1)
    • 12 Percent of NJ Transit Buses Leave Port Authority Bus Terminal Late (WSJ)
    • Cab Careens Across Sidewalk, Smashes Scaffolding, Demolishes Deli on UWS (DNA)
    • Black Car Service Uber Launches Possibly-Illegal Smartphone App for Yellow Cabs (NYT, Observer)
    • Pelham Bay Politicians Say City Isn't Enforcing Higher Fines for Trucks Parked Overnight (DNA)
    • Wrong-Way Drivers on 39th Street in Sunnyside Get More Attention (CBS2, NY1)
    • Man Claims Cops Took Joyride in His Seized Benz; NYPD Denies Wrongdoing (Post)
    • Quinn and Vacca: Taxi of Tomorrow Will Reduce Number of Hybrids in Fleet (Post)
    • Guangzhou, China, Begins License Plate Lottery to Cut Number of New Cars in Half (NYT)
    • California Rethinks Enviro Review Law That Enabled SF Bike Injunction (NYT)

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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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