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8:55 AM EDT on September 28, 2017

    • Equitable Road Pricing: Portland Peak-Hour Drivers Are The Wealthiest Commuters (City Observatory)
    • License Suspensions for Unpaid Fines and Fees Hit America's Car-Dependent Poor Hardest (Slate)
    • CityLab Looks at Larry Hogan's Highway Building Bonanza and Comes Away Unimpressed
    • Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Reverses Course, Finds $13 Million to Prevent Bus, Rail Cuts (Herald)
    • Meanwhile: Miami-Dade Commissioners Push Metrorail Expansion Over Mayor's BRT Plan (Herald)
    • Ridership Falls on Detroit's QLINE Streetcar After Fare-Free Period Comes to Close (Free Press)
    • Ohio Legislature's Plan to Ease Governor's Cuts to Transit Funds Still Leaves Gap (Plain Dealer)
    • Suburban Atlanta State Legislator Sees Liberal Plot in Cobb County Transit, Development Plan (AJC)
    • 20's Plenty: Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., Lowers Downtown Speed Limit (Gloucester Times)
    • Libertarians Not Thrilled With Trump Backing Away From Private Infrastructure Financing (Reason)
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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