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8:55 AM EDT on September 7, 2017

    • House Unanimously Passes Bill to Clear Path for Self-Driving Car Companies (NYT, Verge)
    • Ignore the Hype: Our Robot Car Future Is Not Ready For Prime Time (Recode)
    • "Build It And They Will Bike" Applies Everywhere, Not Just In the Netherlands (NYT)
    • Curbed Looks at How We Could Design Better Streets in Five American Cities
    • Portland Mercury Takes Deep Dive Into the Fight Against ODOT's I-5 Widening Plan
    • As Gas Tax Revenues Level Off, Utah to Start Pay-Per-Mile Pilot (Salt Lake Tribune)
    • What About Congestion Pricing? NRDC Is All For It
    • Transit Boosts Northern Virginia Revenues (WAMU); Too Bad WMATA Ridership Is Down (WTOP)
    • Child Welfare Agency Punishes Man for Teaching His Kids to Ride Bus Alone (CTV Vancouver)
    • Atlanta Gets Ready for Park(ing) Day, Coming Next Friday (AJC)
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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