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8:59 AM EDT on September 5, 2013

    • DOT: After Street Reclamations, Traffic Less Gridlocked in Manhattan South of 60th (NYT)
    • Alleged Drunk Driver Faces Up to Seven Years for Police Chase That Injured Seven (Advance)
    • Man Charged With Leaving Scene After Driving Into Staten Island Home (Advance, WABC, Post)
    • Ray Kelly Says NYPD Will Track Down Speed Demon Who Circled Manhattan (Post, WCBS)
    • Council Candidate John Ciafone Wants Grace Periods for Astoria Drivers (NY1)
    • Daily News Continues Its Series of Interviews on Citi Bikes With John Liu
    • Queens Courier Picks Up Story of Community-Led Bike Planning in Maspeth and Middle Village
    • Chris Ward: NYC's Next Mayor Must Continue Waterfront Work, Including Ferry Expansion (News)
    • CapNY Recaps Candidates' Rejection of East River Tolls; 2nd Avenue Sagas Despairs for the Future
    • BAM Unveils Mural and David Byrne-Designed Bike Rack (WNYC)
    • Meet Some of NYC's Bike-Share "Power Pedalers" (Citi Bike Blog)

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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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