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8:58 AM EDT on May 8, 2015

    • Obama Admin Begs Christie and Cuomo to Get It Together on Trans-Hudson Rail (NYT, WNYC, Capital)
    • WNYC Examines Why Left Turns Are So Deadly to Pedestrians
    • So, Albany, What Are You Going to Do About the MTA Capital Plan Gap? (News)
    • Zero Vision: De Blasio Spends $15 Million on Arthur Kill Road Widening in Staten Island (Advance)
    • Health Department: Traffic Remains Top Killer of NYC Children (Capital)
    • Hit-and-Run Driver Who Ran Red, Killed 9-Year-Old Girl in Van Sentenced Up to 12 Years (News, Post)
    • Queens Judge Keeps Attempted Murder Hate Crime Charges Against Driver Who Dragged Sikh Man (TL)
    • Vernon Blvd Bikeway Upgrades Were Top Winner on Van Bramer's Participatory Budgeting Ballot (DNA)
    • Citi Bike Parent Company Hires a "Related" Company to Search for More Sponsors (Crain's)
    • Complaining About Cars in Bike Lanes? The 84th Precinct's Twitter Account Will Block You (Gothamist)
    • Tomorrow Afternoon: Help DOT Plan Bike Lanes in Bushwick (Bklyn Paper)

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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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