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8:59 AM EST on February 25, 2013

    • Most Dem Mayoral Contenders Don't Foresee Upping City's Contribution to MTA (NYT)
    • Driver Kills Martha Atwater, 48, on Brooklyn Heights Sidewalk (DNA, News, Gothamist, Post 1, 2, 3)
    • Driver Kills Woman on Kips Bay Sidewalk After Two-Car Crash; "No Criminality" (DNA, Post, News, NY1)
    • Man in Critical Condition After Tractor-Trailer Driver Hits Him While Crossing First Avenue (Post, News)
    • Brooklyn Paper Takes a Look at PARK Smart Reforms Coming to Atlantic, Court, and Smith
    • Bloomberg Has No Sympathy on Camera Tickets; "Going Through a Red Light Kills People" (CapNY)
    • With 2019 Deadline Approaching, MetroCard Replacement Plans Hurt by MTA Turnover (NYT)
    • MTA Now Putting Monthly Finance, Ridership, Crime and Operational Data Online (Gothamist)
    • TZB Transit Task Force Examines Future Bus Upgrades to Bridge (Newsday, Times Herald-Record)
    • Bill Bratton Wants His Old Job Back; Has Met With Some Mayoral Contenders (Telegraph via News)
    • Learn About the 20 Year-Old Surveyor Behind Manhattan's Grid (Post)

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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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