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8:54 AM EDT on September 29, 2015

    • De Blasio: TWU Ad Blaming Him for Subway Funding Gap "Pitiful" (Politico, News)
    • City's Capital Plan Is Already a Stretch; Can de Blasio Afford to Pay More to MTA? (City Limits)
    • Hit-and-Run Driver Kills "Inebriated" Man, Who Died of Injuries Two Weeks Later (WPIX, Advance)
    • Owner of Grand Central Sues City Over Rezoning for Office Mega-Tower Next Door (NYT)
    • WSJ Columnist Tests Out Citi Bike, Finds NYC Isn’t Bike-Friendly Enough
    • WNYC Maps Where Citi Bike Stations Are Consistently Full or Empty
    • GE in Discussions With DOT About Piloting Sensor-Laden "Smart" Street Lights in NYC (DNA)
    • Highway Patrol Officers Sued for Excessive Force During Staten Island Traffic Stop (Post)
    • Brooklyn Spoke: NYC Should Allow Cyclists to Follow Leading Ped Signals, Like DC Does
    • Governors Island Will Get a Boost in Ferry Service From Brooklyn Next Year (DNA)
    • Is Anyone Really Surprised That Citi Bike Is Faster Than a Crosstown Helicopter? (HuffPo)

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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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