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8:58 AM EDT on July 8, 2015

    • Kimmelman: New Hudson Rail Tunnels and Moving MSG Should Go Hand-in-Hand (NYT)
    • Barry Benepe Urges de Blasio to Make Parks Completely Car-Free (News)
    • New Book Examines the Screwy Process That Resulted in the New Tappan Zee Bridge (WNYC, LoHud)
    • SUV Driver Jumps Curb in Two-Car Collision, Injuring Two Peds Near Northern Blvd (News, WCBS)
    • DNA Maps the Most Dangerous Intersections in Washington Heights
    • Allan Rosen Brings His Anti-SBS Crusade to Gotham Gazette, Stokes Fears It May Kill 2nd Ave Subway
    • Beep James Oddo Really, Really Wants More Subsidized Ferry Service to Staten Island (Advance)
    • Community Board Leaders Say They Weren't Included in OneNYC Planning (Capital)
    • More Coverage of Greenpoint Avenue Bridge Bike Lanes From DNA, Bklyn Paper
    • HPD Expects Public Process to Begin in Fall for Affordable Housing on Flushing Parking Lot (TL)

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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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