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8:59 AM EST on December 20, 2012

    • Appeals Panel Kicks PPW Case Back to Trial Court to Resolve One of Four NBBL Assertions (News, Post)
    • Park Slope Neighbors: The Case Against the Safer PPW We All Enjoy Today Is a Loser (Bklyn Spoke)
    • The Fare Hike Is Official -- Prepare for a $2.50 Base Fare in March (Crain's)
    • Young Girl on Brownsville Sidewalk Pinned by Car After Three-Car Crash (Post)
    • Pedestrian Safety Plan for Brooklyn's Park Avenue Nears Petition Goal (Patch)
    • Gelinas: Shiny New Renderings Can't Disguise Shaky TZB Finances; How Will Cuomo Pay for It? (Post)
    • City Seeking Bids to Extend Subsidized East River Ferry Service Five More Years (NYT)
    • How Will the Thruway Save Money After Nixed Toll Hike? Beet Juice (Post)
    • MTA Has to Find a New Color for the Lights on SBS Buses (Advance)
    • Road Rage: Driver Kicks DOT Construction Worker in East New York (News)
    • Old-Timey Cuomo Poster Is Really Proud of TZB; No Transit There, Either (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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