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Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM EDT on May 21, 2013

    • Regular Amtrak and Metro-North Service to Resume Tomorrow After Connecticut Derailment (NYT)
    • Derailment Spotlights Years of Delayed Metro-North Investment from Connecticut (WNYC)
    • EMTs Successfully Respond to Building Next to Bike-Share Station; Post Sees It as Massive Failure
    • Daily News Letter Writers Respond to Paper's Attack on People Who Support Bike-Share
    • MSG's 15-Year Permit Renewal Could Morph Into Permanent "Gift" (CapNY, 2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Parking-Saturated S.I. Ferris Wheel and Mall Begins Land Use Review (Crain's, Post, Advance 1, 2)
    • Crain's Kicks Off DCP Speculation; Will Burden's Replacement Be Serious About Parking Reform?
    • Bloomberg to Propose Removable Hurricane Barriers, Man-Made Islands and Wetlands (NY1)
    • Kids Ride Free: Debi Rose Wants MTA to Swap Height Rule for Age Rule (Advance, 2nd Ave Sagas)
    • A 48-Second Explanation of Free Bike-Share Classes for Drive-Time Radio Set (WCBS)

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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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