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8:55 AM EDT on May 19, 2017

    • Trump Administration Stalls on Rule Requiring States to Disclose GHG Impact of Highway Projects (Hill)
    • Congress Gave Green Light, But Chao Refuses to Send Caltrain Electrification Money Out the Door (Mercury News)
    • Driver Kills Times Square Pedestrian -- A Regular Occurrence Elsewhere in NYC and US (CityLab, Daily News)
    • Advocates Blast Boston's "Vision Zero" Mayor Marty Walsh for Blaming Crash Victims (Globe, Metro)
    • Mark Warner and Roy Blunt Introduce National Infrastructure Bank Bill in Senate (Hill)
    • Federal Government Wants to Know How Honolulu Will Fill Funding Gap for Partially-Completed Rail Line (AP)
    • Seattle Times Puzzles Over Why More People Don't Bicycle Without Protected Bike Lanes
    • Boise Takes Another Swing at Downtown Streetcar (Idaho Statesman)
    • Beckham-Backed Miami Soccer Stadium Would Be Built Without Government Funds -- Or Parking (Miami Herald)
    • Bike-Share: If It Will Play in Peoria... (WCBU)
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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