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8:58 AM EDT on August 15, 2013

    • With Two Million Trips and Counting, Citi Bike Works on the Fine-Tuning (NYT)
    • Mayoral Candidates Rake in Money From Taxi and Livery Industry (WSJ)
    • Spitzer Widens Lead Over Stringer to 56-37 In Latest Q Poll (NYT, TU, WCBS, DNA)
    • Avella Drops From Queens BP Race, Narrowing Field to Katz and Vallone (News, CapNY)
    • Into Community Boards and Land Use Planning? Manhattan BP Candidates Want Your Vote (NY1)
    • DOT's Commercial Cyclist Program Issued 3,000 Tickets to Restaurants in First Four Months (Post, DNA)
    • StreetsPAC Among Those the Observer Finds Chiding Mayoral Candidates for Avoiding Key Issues
    • 2nd Ave Sagas: NYC Has Structural Reasons for Having Nation's Longest Commutes
    • TA Queens Boulevard Petition Halfway to Goal of 2,500 Signatures (Queens Gazette)
    • East Village Bike Thief Caught on Camera Removing Parking Sign to Get at Bike (Post)
    • Catsimatidis Defies Geography, Proposes Bridge From NYC to Connecticut (News)

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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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