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8:59 AM EDT on October 30, 2013

    • Drivers Kill Pedestrians in East New York and Jamaica (Gothamist)
    • Will Motorist de Blasio, Who Drives Son to School, Stand Up for Car-Free New Yorkers? (NYT, Grist)
    • Sandy Recovery a "Multi-Year, Multi-Billion Dollar Effort" (MTR)
    • Worried About TZB and Seeing Toll Increases in Future, S&P Downgrades Thruway Bond Rating (LoHud)
    • Fake Banksy in Washington Heights Highlights NYPD's Role in Traffic Violence (Gothamist, Animal)
    • TWU Rallies for New Union Contract on Sandy Anniversary (CapNY)
    • 2nd Avenue Sagas: Is MTA Leaving Value-Capture Opportunities on the Table?
    • NYPD Says It Was Unaware of Illegal Parking Around Barclays Center, Will Now Focus on It (AYR)
    • Dana Rubinstein Talks Boro Taxis, Taxi of Tomorrow, and Taxi Politics on WNYC
    • Appeals Court Upholds E-Hail Pilot Program (News)
    • Taxi of Tomorrow May Be Dead in Court, But the First One Is Already Picking Up Passengers (Jalopnik)

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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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