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8:59 AM EST on January 17, 2013

    • NBBL Enabler Randy Mastro Is Bill Thompson's Biggest Fund-Raiser, and He Plans to Help Lhota (Post)
    • DiNapoli Promises Thorough Review of Tappan Zee Contract; Must Conclude by Mid-March (Newsday)
    • TZB Financing Elusive, But LaHood Says TIFIA Loan for DC-Area Transit "Looking Good" (TransNat)
    • NYPD Sergeant Busted for Having a License Plate Flipper on His Car (Gothamist)
    • Three of Four New Yorkers Approve of Ray Kelly, a Record High (NYT)
    • MTA Has No Problems During School Bus Strike (CapNY); Many Kids Get Driven Instead (Advance)
    • Student MetroCard vs. Yellow Bus: Turns Out the City Is Spending a Lot (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Real-Time Subway Info Now Available via Mobile Web (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • The Post Has Kind Words for a Biking Dad, But Only in the Face of Striking School Bus Drivers

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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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