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8:55 AM EDT on August 30, 2017

    • Weeks Before Harvey, Trump Gutted Obama-Era Rule Restricting Federal Building in Floodplains (Slate)
    • Blame Sprawl, Not Lack of Zoning, for Worsening Harvey's Floods in Houston (NY Mag)
    • Why Is Bus Ridership Falling? It's About Quality, Not Just Quantity, of Service (Human Transit)
    • Atlanta Magazine Examines Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for Our Driverless Future
    • What Will Happen In Long Run to VC-Backed Bike-Share Companies? (Seattle Transit Blog)
    • LaHood Proposes Shrinking WMATA Board to Five Members, Stays Silent on Funding (WAMU)
    • Feds Accept WMATA Plan to Cut Down on Train Operators Running Red Signals (WTOP)
    • ICE Set to Deport Man After Phoenix Police Arrest Him for Failing to Pay Light Rail Fare (New Times)
    • Philly's First One-Way Protected Bike Lane Opens on Chestnut Street (KYW, BCGP)
    • 220-Bike, 20-Station Bike-Share Program Launches in Richmond, Virginia (WWBT)
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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