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8:53 AM EDT on July 9, 2014

    • Warning of Tolls, Astorino Slams Cuomo's TZB Clean Water Raid (LoHud); Cuomo Leads 59-24 (WSJ)
    • Crain's Wants Cuomo to Put $3 Billion From French Bank Settlement to Tappan Zee, MTA Projects
    • Cuomo Doesn't Seem Very Interested in Even a Milquetoast Port Reform Panel (CapNY)
    • Chin Defends Countdown Clocks at Bus Stops (Observer)
    • Seeking to Avert LIRR Strike, Prendergast Goes to Congress, Not Cuomo (2nd Ave Sagas, CapNY)
    • East River Plaza (And Its Empty Garage) Could Be Getting Tower With 1,000 Apartments (DNA)
    • Medallion Owners' Group to Appeal Court Ruling in Favor of Taxi of Tomorrow (Post)
    • New DOT Rules Could Allow Components of Permanent Flood Barriers on Sidewalks (Crain's)
    • Sidewalk Hogs: Fake Charity Bins Clog City Sidewalks (NYT), Go Up in Flames (South Slope News)
    • Vision Zero Is City Policy, But Culture Change Still Lags Behind (John Massengale via Brooklyn Spoke)
    • Brownstoner Digs Up a Special Section From 1898 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Devoted to Bicycling

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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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