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8:57 AM EDT on April 30, 2015

    • Prendergast, Again: Without a Funded Capital Plan, MTA May Drop 2nd Ave Subway (Capital, WNYC)
    • More Details on Phased Rollout for Citi Bike in Red Hook, Park Slope (DNA) and UWS (West Side Rag)
    • De Blasio: No Deal on Decriminalizing Minor Offenses Like Sidewalk Bicycling (Capital)
    • Term Limits for Community Board Members? It's on the City Council's Agenda Today (Gotham Gazette)
    • Driver Critically Injures Cyclist in Kew Gardens Hills (JP Updates)
    • Bklyn CB 8 Committee: Prospect Heights Slow Zone Plans "Do Not Go Far Enough" (DNA)
    • Uber Promotes Itself as Alternative to Subway Shutdowns, But Only in Tonier N'Hoods (Awl via DNA)
    • Summer Stroll Coming Back to Bay Ridge This Summer (Eagle)
    • Citi Bike Expands Rush Hour Valets to Penn Station, Port Authority (Post)
    • Governor Muscle Car Gives Top Officials Emergency Lights for Personal Vehicles (Capital, News)
    • Building Exactly the Amount of Parking Required by Zoning Is a Sign Reform Is Needed (YIMBY)

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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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