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8:59 AM EDT on April 15, 2013

    • In Daily News Interview, Prendergast Prepares MTA Riders for Fare Hikes and Service Disruptions
    • Gelinas: Quinn's MTA Proposal Ignores Rising Costs and How to Pay The Bill (Post)
    • Midtown Hit-And-Run Driver Injures Pedestrian, Crashes Into Crane During Escape (Post)
    • Schumer: East River Ferry Expansion Will Get $1 Billion From Feds (Times Ledger)
    • CB 1 Supports Williamsburg Plazas and Bike Corrals (Bklyn Paper)
    • Even With Design-Build, Taxpayers Still at Risk of Tappan Zee Cost Overruns (LoHud)
    • Bloomberg Calls Tappan Zee Without Transit a "Terrible Mistake" (News, CapNY)
    • The Mayor Says You Won't See Him on Citi Bike, Though He's Excited for Its Launch (News)
    • Steve Hindy: PBA Blocking Speed Cams Is Like Firefighters Opposing Sprinklers (Crain's)
    • MTA Studies Straphanger Behavior to Design Subway Car of the Future (Gothamist, 2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Weiner Platform Includes Tax Breaks for Pro-Bike Employers, Says Congestion Pricing Is "Dead" (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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