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8:55 AM EDT on May 5, 2017

    • Toyota CEO Hopes Trump's Infrastructure Plan Will Help Him Sell More Cars (Reuters)
    • Chao Doesn't Seem to Understand That Fully Autonomous Cars Don't Exist Yet (Fox Biz via Verge, Jalopnik)
    • ITDP: A Magical Future of Electric Autonomous Vehicles Isn't Enough to Combat Climate Change (CityLab)
    • GOP Assemblyman Begins Push for Referendum to Undo California's Gas Tax Increase (Sac Bee)
    • Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidate Proud That She Honks and Yells at People Riding Bikes (KDKA)
    • Bus Commuter Uses Cell Phone Video to Bust Seattle Bus Lane Blockers (Q13 Fox)
    • Former Washington State DOT Commissioner Points Out Flaws in Seattle's Pedestrian Master Plan (Crosscut)
    • Advocates Say San Diego Moving Too Slowly on Installing Bike Lanes (KPBS)
    • Bike-Share Launches in Wichita With 100 Bikes, 19 Stations (Eagle), Expands in Cleveland (Plain Dealer)
    • Fresno Bee Columnist Makes the Case for Legalizing the Idaho Stop
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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