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.
Recent Posts
Eyes on the Street: More Pedestrian Space at Deadly UES Intersection
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Last September, 16-year-old Renee Thompson was struck and killed by a turning truck driver at the intersection of Third Avenue and 60th Street. Now, the crowded intersection has painted curb extensions on two of the intersection’s four corners that shorten crossing distances and tighten turns. A DOT proposal in January to Community Board 8 had them on […]
Marcia Kramer on Vision Zero: Why Isn’t City Hall Sticking It to Pedestrians?
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She’s back. Marcia Kramer is here to defend unsuspecting New Yorkers from Bill de Blasio and his nefarious goal to eliminate traffic deaths in the city. “The city says 250 New Yorkers are killed every year; 4,000 injured,” she began her report last night on WCBS. Okay, if the city says so. But as for the mayor’s […]
De Blasio Signs Traffic Safety Bills, Says 25 MPH Will Go Into Effect This Fall
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Earlier today, Mayor Bill de Blasio returned to the schoolyard where he launched his administration’s Vision Zero campaign in January, just feet from where 9-year-old Noshat Nahian was killed last December while walking to PS 152 with his sister. A little more than six months after announcing his intent to eliminate traffic fatalities within 10 years, […]
Slow Zones, Safer Arterials Win Over CBs in Manhattan and Queens
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At its annual outdoor meeting in Diversity Plaza last night, Queens Community Board 3 voted to support two traffic safety projects: a new neighborhood Slow Zone in Jackson Heights and nine additional pedestrian refuge islands on Northern Boulevard, one of the borough’s most dangerous arterial streets. “It was not very contentious at all. It was […]
NYC Set for 25 MPH Limit After Overwhelming Votes in Assembly, Senate
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The New York state legislature voted last night to lower New York City’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. The bill now heads to Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to sign it. While the votes last night were overwhelming and bipartisan — 106-13 in the Assembly, followed nearly two hours later by […]
With Victims’ Families in Albany, Senate Could Vote on 25 MPH Bill Soon
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Update: As of 8:30 p.m. Thursday, the Senate had not yet voted on the bill. The vote may come later tonight. Senators expect to be in session on Friday, according to Jimmy Vielkind of Capital New York. 10:50 p.m.: After securing a message of necessity to allow a vote before the required three-day waiting period […]
Summer Streets and (Mostly) Car-Free Central Park: Same As Last Year
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Six years ago, when Summer Streets was introduced, the New York Times asked: Will it work? This year, the question is: Why isn’t the city doing more of it? The ciclovia, which attracted 300,000 people over three Saturdays last August, will mark its seventh year by returning to the East Side on August 2, 9, […]
Avella, Savino Back 25 MPH Bill — Now NYC Republicans Must Convince Skelos
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State Senator Tony Avella, who opposed an earlier bill to lower New York City’s default speed limit to 20 mph, says he will vote for Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein’s bill to set the limit at 25 mph. He’ll be joined by fellow IDC member Diane Savino, who will sign on as a co-sponsor. So it’s up […]
Down to the Wire: Senate Could Vote on 25 MPH Speed Limit Tomorrow
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Update: Tony Avella and Diane Savino have backed the 25 mph bill, leaving it up to Republicans Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza to convince Senate Co-Leader Dean Skelos to hold a vote on the bill. Lowering New York City’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph depends on the votes of a handful of key […]
Klein Bill: Citywide 25 MPH Limit But No Rapid Expansion of 20 MPH Streets
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Just before the midnight deadline last night, State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein introduced legislation that would lower New York City’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. The new bill is an improvement over the proposal Klein floated last week, but it still has drawbacks. The bill is a step up from […]
Unless Klein Acts Before Midnight, 25 MPH Bill Could Turn Into Pumpkin
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Efforts to lower New York City’s default speed limit to 25 mph could live or die tonight, depending on whether Senate leadership steps up. The clock is ticking: If the Senate’s majority coalition doesn’t introduce a bill before midnight, it will likely require emergency action from the governor in order to be considered during this session. […]
Three Years After Voting Down Bike Lane, CB 10 Weighs Bay Ridge Bike Plan
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Three years ago, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio cheered as Brooklyn Community Board 10 helped kill a bike lane proposal. Tonight, there’s a very different story unfolding: Responding to CB 10’s request for new bike routes, Mayor de Blasio’s DOT has proposed a bike lane plan for the neighborhood. The plan under consideration tonight [PDF] is different […]