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8:55 AM EDT on September 11, 2017

    • WMATA: Death Spiral Will Continue If Larry Hogan Continues to Stonewall New Repair Funds (WAMU)
    • Pennsylvania Transit Agencies Up In Arms After State GOP Plans Funding Cuts (Post-Gazette, PlanPhilly)
    • Whoever Replaces Keith Parker as MARTA Boss Will Have a Full Plate (AJC 1, 2)
    • FHWA's New Boss Is Former Iowa DOT Chief and AASHTO President Paul Trombino (Hill, Register)
    • Bus Riders Will Suffer After Milwaukee Cuts Bus Lanes From BRT Route (Journal Sentinel)
    • Bikes Aren't Cars -- And Traffic Law Ought to Stop Treating Them That Way (WaPo)
    • Met Council: With Infill On the Rise, Twin Cities Isn't Sprawling So Fast Anymore (Pioneer Press)
    • How New Orleans's Tremé Neighborhood Is Bridging the Divide of Elevated I-10 (Next City)
    • Is Amazon's HQ Competition the Future of Cities (HBR), a Race to the Bottom (Brookings) -- Or Both?
    • After Harvey Destroyed a Million Cars, Bike Donations Sought to Keep Houston Rolling (ABC 13)
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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