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8:59 AM EDT on September 17, 2014

    • Van Bramer Bill Doubles Fines, Now Up to $10,000, in Hit-and-Runs (News)
    • More Coverage of EPA's Rejection of Tappan Zee Clean Water Loan: NYT, WSJ, News, PoJo
    • CB 7 Transpo Co-Chair Andrew Albert Stars in New ABC7 Attack on Protected Bike Lanes
    • Other Bloomberg Alumni Work for Uber, Yassky Advises Lyft (Capital)
    • EDC Releases Renderings for East River Greenway Gap Through Midtown (Architect's Paper)
    • Driver Jumps Curb, Crashes Into East New York Food Pantry (News 12)
    • After Rejection at CB 1, Williamsburg Businesses Try Again for Bike Corrals (DNA)
    • Southeast Queens Residents Pleased With New Q114 Bus, Call for More (TL)
    • Aerial Trams Are a Topic of Discussion, But They Shouldn't Be (2nd Avenue Sagas)
    • Maybe the Solution Here Is to Get Rid of Parking for Private Cars? (DNA)

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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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