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By Stephen Miller

8:59 AM EDT on June 6, 2013

G and R Train Tubes to Close for Sandy Repairs (NYT, CapNY, News 1, 2, 2nd Avenue Sagas 1, 2, 3)
Daily News Hunts Down Sources Who Call 125th Street Bus Lanes an Attack on Harlem’s Essence
More Coverage of NYPD Chase Protocol and Teen Driver Who Killed Ariel Russo (NYT, WSJ, Post 1, 2)
Jason Gay to Bike-Share Doubters: “Just Get on a Bike” (WSJ)
Felix Salmon: Citi Bike’s Glitches May Indicate Faulty Software Rewrite (Reuters)
Bike-Share Hits 100,000 Rides in First 10 Days (Citi Bike, News)
Observer: Brooklyn Heights Anti-Bike-Share Protest Is Simply Trashy
“Collaborative Consumption” Isn’t Just Reshaping Bikes, It’s an Old Model With New Applications (NYT)
Two Men Arrested for Attempting to Steal Citi Bikes From Station (Post)
Young NY Drivers Texting or Talking on Cell Phone Will Get 60-Day Suspension (News, Times Union)
The Venn Diagram of Conservative Bike-Share Hate (NY Mag)

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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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