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8:55 AM EDT on August 27, 2013

    • More Coverage of Speed Cam Rollout: News, Post, Advance, Gothamist, WNYC, WCBS
    • WPIX Commentator Rants Against Speed Cams, Warning "Law-Abiding Citizens" About Them
    • More Infotainment From WPIX, Which Calls NYC Traffic "Survival of the Fittest"
    • Fight Over Parking Spot in Inwood Includes Baseball Bat and Gunfire (DNA)
    • Brookings Experts Cite LA's Villaraigosa as Transit Inspiration for NYC's Next Mayor (News)
    • Lhota Interested in Moving DOT Headquarters to Staten Island (Advance)
    • Bike-Share 311 Calls Have Dropped Since May, But Calls to Toll-Free Number Unreported (WSJ)
    • Fordham Road BID Seeking to Manage Plaza Undergoing DOT Reconstruction (Bronx Times)
    • After Resigning, Vito Lopez Continued to Enjoy Assembly's License Plate Perks (News)
    • WCBS Declares Victory Over Bike Rack After Quinn Tells DOT to Remove It for Coffee Vendor
    • DOT Unveils First in Series of Pavement Art Murals Beneath Bike-Share Station in Tribeca (DNA)
    • Want to Enjoy Your Commute? Ride a Bike, Read a Book, or Drive a Porsche, Says the Post

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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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