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8:55 AM EDT on May 13, 2013

    • Hynes: No Criminal Charges for Curb-Jumper Who Ran Red Light and Killed Yuliya Hermanska (News)
    • Driver Who Killed Roxana Sorina Buta in Union Square Crosswalk Cleared of Failure to Yield (Post)
    • Queens Driver Speeding at 100 MPH Injures 10; Charged With Reckless Endangerment (WNBC, News)
    • Council Member Eugene Talks Coney Island Avenue Traffic Calming (Ditmas Park Corner)
    • Lisa Sladkus Steps Down From UWS Streets Renaissance Campaign (Spectator)
    • DWI Arrests Up 20% Over Last Year, Led by Greenwich Village, Kew Gardens, Jackson Heights (Post)
    • NYC Women Talk About How to Get More Women Riding on City Streets (Velojoy)
    • Post Reporter Test Rides "Clunky" Citi Bike; Fixie-Riding Daily News Reporter Turns Up Her Nose
    • $1 Fee for New MetroCards Is Yielding More Than Expected for MTA (News, 2nd Avenue Sagas)
    • No TZB Toll Hike In 2014, But No Follow-Up From Cuomo on Toll Panel, Either (LoHud)

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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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