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9:00 AM EDT on October 7, 2015

    • Curb-Jumping Driver Kills Woman, Critically Injures 2-Year-Old in Richmond Hill (NYT, WCBS, WNBC)
    • City Government Drivers Have Killed Zero People in Past 12 Months (News)
    • MTA Releases Draft Concept for $400 Million VNB Bike-Ped Paths (Advance, AMNY, News)
    • Police Release Video of College Point Blvd Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Mariano Contreras (DNA)
    • De Blasio Tweets About Hylan Boulevard Pedestrian Deaths (Advance)
    • Bergen County Sheriff: "Let's Face It, Vehicles Are Weapons" (WCBS)
    • More Coverage of Cuomo's Latest Salvo at de Blasio Over MTA Funding (Politico, News, Observer)
    • City Planning Commission Expected to Sign Off on S.I. Wheel Changes, Which Keep Parking (Advance)
    • Gothamist Talks About the Evils of Shoaling
    • Forgot Your Keys? Citi Bike Members Have a New Perk (Citi Bike Blog)

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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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