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Today’s Headlines

9:09 AM EDT on August 2, 2013

  • Truck Driver Who Killed Renee Thompson on UES Gets Three Tickets, No Charges (News)
  • With Infrastructure Funds Fast-Tracked, Stringer Backs Midtown East (Crain's, Observer, Post, News)
  • New Bronx Metro-North Service Could Be Hamstrung By Promises to L.I. Electeds (City & State)
  • NYPD Sign Tells Cyclists and Pedestrians to Avoid "Accidents" on Street Full of Traffic Cops (WNBC)
  • Bowery Boogie Takes Note of Bike Ticketing Blitz on Chrystie Street With Zero Safety Benefits
  • 14-Month R Train Montague Tube Closure Begins Tonight (Post, DNA)
  • Crain's: Prendergast "Has A Lot on His Plate"
  • Brownsville's First Bike Lane Gets Some Coverage in Brooklyn Based
  • NIMBY Woodhaven Block Association Doesn't Want Queens Way or Trains (Times Ledger)
  • Is Your Citi Bike Station Gone? Chances Are It's Temporary for Construction Work (Lo-Down)
  • Man Who Helped Design Subway Map Has Released a New Version in Personal Project (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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