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8:59 AM EDT on July 31, 2013

    • Post Wants Stringer to Get Behind East Midtown Rezoning; Times Does Not
    • Bloomberg Makes Hard Sell for Rezoning Plan in Daily News; Says Infra Fund Would Get Fast-Tracked
    • East Village Crash Driver Allegedly High on PCP and Meth Pleads Not Guilty (News, Gothamist, DNA)
    • Outer Boroughs Clamoring for Citi Bike; Lander Says He'd Use Discretionary Funds (News)
    • DOT Implements Safety Fixes at LIC Intersection Where Tenzin Drudak Was Killed (News, DNA)
    • Enrique Peñalosa: "Today, New York Buses Are Almost a Joke...Because of Traffic" (City Atlas)
    • Post-Sandy Rockaways Ferry Adds Sunset Park Stop During R Train Outage (Post, News)
    • More on IBO Fare Hike Report: WSJ, News, Post, CapNY, AMNY, WNYC, Advance, Times Ledger
    • NYC Dollar Vans Get Backing of Koch-Funded Documentary Film (Next American City)
    • Astoria's Shore Boulevard to Go Car-Free on Sundays in August for Shore Fest (DNA)
    • If You Fell for This One, I Have a Bridge to Sell You (Gothamist)

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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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