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8:55 AM EDT on September 29, 2017

    • Congress Wants to Bigfoot Cities and States With New Industry-Friendly Autonomous Car Rules (Slate)
    • Meanwhile, in Taiwan: Autonomous Bus Test Carrying Passengers on University Campus (NYT)
    • Heavy Rail Doesn't Grab "Future of Transportation" Headlines, But It Isn't Going Anywhere (WaPo)
    • Cities Asking If Their Transit Is Good Enough for Amazon: Be Wary of Bad Transit Investments (CityLab)
    • Philadelphia Unveils Vision Zero Action Plan (Philly.com, PlanPhilly, Philly Voice, Curbed)
    • Downtown Columbus Land Owners Vote for Tax to Fund Bus Passes for Residents, Workers (Dispatch)
    • Boston Globe Goes House-Hunting in Pricey Urban Core, Seems Most Concerned About Lack of Parking
    • TriMet Wants $1.7 Billion Ballot Measure Next Year for Southwest Light Rail, Other Projects (Oregonian)
    • Jacksonville Man Says He Was Racially Profiled, Fights Jaywalking Ticket (News4Jax)
    • TB Times Columnist Drinks Hyperloop Kool-Aid; Elon Musk Has Another Bridge to Sell You (Verge)
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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