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By Stephen Miller

8:57 AM EDT on March 25, 2013

Post Feature: Drivers Who Kill Pedestrians on the Sidewalk Don’t Face Charges in NYC
Jeffries and Meeks Want Rockaway Branch Rail Study (Chronicle, Queens NYC, 2nd Ave Sagas)
Driver Jumps Curb in Sheepshead Bay, Injuring Three on Sidewalk (Post)
Unidentified Pedestrian Struck by Driver in Jackson Heights (DNA)
Brooklyn Paper Previews Traffic Calming Proposals for Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge
Bronx DA: Police Using Cruiser to Ram Suspect on Dirt Bike Was “Accidental” (Post)
Proliferation of Building Scaffolding Affecting NYC Pedestrians (Post 1, 2)
Quinn and Bloomberg Face Off Over NYPD Inspector General Bill (NY1, Post)
Tri-State to Eric Ulrich: “Not All Traffic Calming Treatments Are Equal” (MTR)
TZB Transit Task Force Warms to Bus System, Will Talk Funding Soon (LoHud)
With L.I. Pols Opposed, Fight Is Set for West Side Metro-North Access (2nd Ave Sagas)

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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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