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By Stephen Miller

8:58 AM EST on March 3, 2014

Marisol Martinez, 21, Killed in Crosswalk by Turning MTA Bus Driver in W’Burg (DNA, News)
W’Burg Leaders Call for Area to Be Vision Zero Priority (News 12, Greenpoint Gazette, Post, CapNY)
Shenequa Gayle, 20, Critically Injures Ped in Chinatown Hit-and-Run, Arrested (News, WCBS, News 12)
ATV Driver Pulled Over for Reckless Driving Injures Cop in Cypress Hills Hit-and-Run, Arrested (WABC)
Taxi Driver (With a Record) Smashes Into 14th Street Storefront; Minor Injuries (WCBS, EV Grieve)
Cuomo Directs DMV to Release Dangerous Driving History, Not Just Convictions, to Prosecutors (Post)
15,000 City Vehicles to Get Data Recorders That Can Track Behavior for Up to One Year (Post)
Assembly Members Blast Cuomo Transit Raids, Call for $40 Million to Be Restored (AMNY, WCBS, News)
Port Officials: Cuomo and Christie Paring Back 2011 Toll Hike Was Orchestrated (Record, Star-Ledger)
TZB Transit Task Force Releases Report; Funding and Cost Still Unknown (WNYC, LoHud, MTR)
Pelham Parkway Sidewalks Remain Snowed-In as City Agencies Refuse to Take Action (Bronx Times)

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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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