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
CB 6 Joins Council Members Calling for a Safer Queens Boulevard
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In a unanimous vote last week, Queens Community Board 6 passed a resolution [PDF] asking DOT for a complete redesign of Queens Boulevard to improve street safety. The board is the first along the infamous “Boulevard of Death” to request the study, joining a united front of City Council members. “Our board, like all of the […]
In Harlem, Bradhurst Plaza Supporters Struggle to Change Status Quo
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Manhattan Community Board 10’s transportation committee ended months of foot-dragging this week by backing a road diet for Morningside Avenue in Harlem. It’s not quite a brand new day at CB 10 though: A community effort to convert a short, irregular block into a public plaza still has an uphill climb at the Harlem board. While there’s a […]
How Would You Make the Five Boroughs Bikeable for More New Yorkers?
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Bike to Work Day is as good a day as any to take stock of how much work remains for New York to become a truly safe place to ride a bike, where everyone who wants to get places by bicycle can feel comfortable doing so. The League of American Bicyclists said on Wednesday that […]
Morningside Ave. Road Diet Set for July After CB 10 Chair Urges Support
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With new, clear marching orders from chair Henrietta Lyle after nine months of stalled deliberations, Community Board 10’s transportation committee voted unanimously last night to support a road diet plan [PDF] for a speeding-plagued stretch of Morningside Avenue. Pending expected support from the full board next month, DOT is scheduled to implement the safer street design […]
Council Members Rally With StreetsPAC (and Bicycles) on City Hall Steps
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This morning, five City Council members joined StreetsPAC and dozens of bike commuters on the steps of City Hall to celebrate Bike to Work Week and push for Vision Zero traffic safety policies before today’s transportation budget hearing. One group rode from Brooklyn Borough Hall and another from Union Square, meeting up just before 9 a.m. for […]
Speed Limit Bills Shift to 25 MPH, Allow DOT to Designate 20 MPH Streets
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With Mayor de Blasio, the City Council, and families of traffic violence victims lining up behind lowering the city’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 mph, Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan said this afternoon that they are amending their speed limit bills. Instead of establishing a 20 mph default […]
Council and Advocates Unite Behind 25 MPH Limit to Pass Bill in Albany
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In an effort to pass a bill in the state legislature this session to reduce the city’s default speed limit, the City Council and street safety advocates are uniting behind the de Blasio administration’s call for a 25 mph limit. In a unanimous 9-0 vote this morning, the City Council Transportation Committee passed a resolution supporting […]
After Quick Work by CB 7 and DOT, Safety Fixes Debut at 96th and Broadway
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After the deaths of Cooper Stock, Alexander Shear, and Samantha Lee at or near the intersection of 96th Street and Broadway shook Upper West Siders in January, DOT promised fixes to an intersection that locals complained had become even more dangerous to cross after a reconstruction project just a few years before. This morning, the city debuted those changes, including […]
NYPD Transpo Chief Breaks Down Street Safety Basics for Local Press
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At a press conference this morning unveiling a street safety redesign at 96th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side, the first three questions from reporters were all about what the police are doing to deter jaywalking. So it was no surprise when, after a discussion of NYPD’s crackdown this week on drivers who […]
How Do You Educate Kids on Street Safety When Drivers Are Dangerous?
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Last week, DOT rolled out a new pedestrian safety video for its school-based education programs. Set to a hip-hop beat, the four-minute video is aimed squarely at young New Yorkers. It dissects three scenarios to educate kids about safely navigating city streets. But you’ll notice that in two of the scenarios, it’s drivers who are breaking […]
Manhattan CB 10 Continues to Oppose Safety Overhaul for Morningside Ave
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Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 10 in Harlem continued to obstruct a street redesign that could save lives. A safety overhaul for speeding-plagued Morningside Avenue, requested by local residents and developed by DOT, has been stalled as the board refuses to back any plan that includes a reduction in the number of car lanes. In […]
Parks Dept. Promises Fix After Year-Old Sinkhole Finally Swallows Greenway
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It’s been almost a year since we first reported on a sinkhole eating away at the Hudson River Greenway just north of 181st Street. The Parks Department added barricades, an old board, and finally filled it with gravel last month while it figured out “a long-term solution.” The clock is ticking: In the past couple […]