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8:58 AM EST on December 11, 2014

    • MTA's Victim-Blaming Safety PSAs Come In for Criticism at Gothamist, WNYC, NY1, Animal NY
    • Driver Charged With DUI, Hit-and-Run After Jumping Curb, Injuring 34th Street Peds (Post, News)
    • Husband of Lincoln Square Hit-and-Run Victim Calls on Truck Driver to Come Forward... (WCBS)
    • ...As DOT Seeks Community Board Support for Ped Safety Fixes at That Intersection (DNA)
    • Bronx Bus Riders Call for Fixes to Long Waits, Overcrowding on Bx7 and Bx10 (NY1)
    • Funeral Today for Robert Perry, Killed by Speeding Hit-and-Run Driver on the Bowery (Bowery Boogie)
    • Protesting Toll Hike, S.I. CB 1 Chair Calls for Lower VNB Tolls, Fee for Driving to Manhattan (Advance)
    • Latest Thruway Budget Offers a Preview of Toll Hikes to Pay for TZB (Empire Center via LoHud)
    • One Tappan Zee Financing Possibility? Selling Green Cards Along With Bonds (Philadelphia Inquirer)
    • Parks and DOT Unveil Design for Mariners Harbor Plaza, Part of North Shore Greenway (Advance)
    • Hoboken Moves Forward With Plan for Office Development at Rail Yards (NJ.com, Gotham & Hudson)

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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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