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8:55 AM EDT on June 22, 2017

    • 80 Percent of Downtown Sacramento Property Owners Vote for Tax to Fund New Streetcar (Bee)
    • Dallas Morning News Wants Everyone to Calm Down Over DART's Downtown vs. Suburban Rail Debate
    • Portland Looks at Queue Jumps, Bus Lanes for Priority Bus Corridors (BikePortland)
    • Driverless Shuttle to Accept Passengers at University of Michigan This Fall (MLive)
    • Tesla's "Autopilot" Software Chief Quits After Six Months; "Just Wasn't the Right Fit" (Reuters)
    • Baton Rouge's 51-Station Bike-Share Delayed Until Next Year, Will Include E-Bikes (Business Report)
    • In First-of-Its-Kind Project, Florida's Turnpike to Add Express Toll Lanes to Tolled Highway (Palm Beach Post)
    • Army Corps Green-Lights New Interstate to Myrtle Beach (News & Record)
    • There Is No Such Thing as a "Captive" Transit Rider (GGW)
    • WSJ Special Transportation Report: Flying Cars, Driverless Cars, Florida HSR, On-Demand Transit and More
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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