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8:58 AM EDT on March 18, 2015

    • Driver Kills 80-Year-Old Woman Crossing Astoria Blvd in East Elmhurst; No Charges (DNA)
    • MTA Bus Driver Strikes 12-Year-Old Boy Crossing Amsterdam and 165th (DNA, WNBC)
    • DMV: No Consequences for NYPD Officer Who Killed Ryo Oyamada in "Unavoidable" Crash (Gothamist)
    • Driver Who Critically Injured Woman in Bath Beach Charged Under Right of Way Law (News)
    • New Yorkers, Especially Low-Income Workers, Have Longest Commutes in the Nation (AP, Crain's, News)
    • Weisbrod: Affordable Housing Requires Transit Fixes, Regional Solutions (Capital, Post, AYR)
    • Video: Increase in UWS Pedestrian Deaths Has Residents on Edge (NY City News Service)
    • Curbside Parklet to Replace Two Parking Spots Next to Essex Street Market (Bowery Boogie)
    • Pothole-Filling Season is Underway, But DOT Falling Behind on Road Repairs (DNA, News)
    • There Are Now More Uber Cars on NYC Streets Than Yellow Taxis (Post)
    • Map: Illegal Curb Cut Complaints Most Common in Southern Brooklyn, Central Queens (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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