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8:56 AM EDT on April 30, 2014

    • Families of Cooper Stock, Kelly Gordon to Testify at Vision Zero Legislation Hearing Today (Post)
    • TZB Buses: Cuomo Announces TIGER Bid and $20 Mil from State But Questions Remain (LoHud, WCBS)
    • Albany's Transpo Agenda: Speed Cams in Senate, Speed Limits, Driver's Ed, Complete Streets (MTR)
    • Surprise! Most of Staten Island's Assembly Delegation Voted Against Speed Cams (Advance)
    • Negligent Driver Backs Into Barrier at JFK, Seriously Injures Man's Legs; Post Calls It "Freak Accident"
    • Study of Fatal LIC Intersection Recommends Wider Sidewalks, Fewer Car Lanes (DNA, Queens Courier)
    • Bed Stuy Slow Zone Proponents Launch Campaign in Advance of Next CB 3 Meeting (DNA)
    • Christie's Port Authority Chair Pick: John Degnan, Former AG With No Transpo Experience (NYT, WNYC)
    • Council Rules Reform Would Shift Power to Committee Chairs (WSJ, CapNY, NYT, News)
    • NYPD Harasses Critical Mass While Ignoring Speeding Drivers at Deadly Intersection (Gothamist)
    • More Coverage of Plaza Hotel's Failed Citi Bike Lawsuit From News, Post, AP
    • No Curb Cut? No Problem! In North Flushing, Drivers Use Sidewalks, Yards as Parking (Queens Crap)

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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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