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
As Council Considers Requiring School Speed Humps, DOT Doubles Slow Zones
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On the same day the City Council’s transportation committee held a hearing on a bill that would require DOT to install speed humps around every public school in New York City in two years, the agency announced that it had selected 15 neighborhoods from 74 applicants to its Slow Zone program. Slow Zones include signage, […]
MTA: SBS on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues Starts November 17
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We’ve been watching the progress as bus bulbs are installed and dedicated lanes are painted, and now the MTA has announced a start date for Select Bus Service on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues: November 17. SBS service, which replaces the limited-stop B44 route and shifts a portion of its route west to Rogers Avenue, will […]
Progress for Safer Streets From Queens and Manhattan Community Boards
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Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 6 passed a resolution in support of a DOT plan that would fill in a gap between two sections of Second Avenue’s protected bike lane by replacing a car travel lane with parking from 23rd Street to 14th Street. Across the East River, Queens CB 1’s […]
NYPD: Public Too Stupid to Understand a Citywide Crash Map
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This morning’s City Council transportation committee hearing covered a number of bills, including one that would require NYPD to release data to the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications for a public map of crash locations and traffic fatalities, to be updated monthly. NYPD testified in opposition to the bill, claiming that it was already […]
Tonight: Kips Bay and Astoria Community Boards Consider Complete Streets
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There are two community board meetings tonight on complete streets plans in Manhattan and Queens. The full board of Manhattan CB 6 is considering a resolution, passed by its transportation committee on Monday, to support a DOT plan to fill in a gap on the Second Avenue protected bike lane. Currently, the avenue from 23rd […]
Samuel Cohen Eckstein, 12, Killed by Van Driver on Prospect Park West
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Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a 12 year-old boy about to celebrate his bar mitzvah, was killed yesterday at the intersection of Third Street and Prospect Park West in Park Slope. NYPD says the crash investigation is ongoing and as of now there are no arrests or summonses for the driver who ran him over. Although police would […]
BID Leaders Offer Advice on How to Launch a Bike-Friendly Business District
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Hours after Mayor Bloomberg spoke about the dividends businesses can reap from livable streets infrastructure, a group of about 30 business improvement district staffers at the International Downtown Association annual meeting listened to a panel on the specifics of creating bike-friendly business districts. The panel, moderated by Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists, […]
As Bloomberg Touts Traffic Safety, Ray Kelly Says “Accidents” Happen
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In a moment that crystallized the schizophrenic traffic safety policies of the Bloomberg administration, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly revealed completely different philosophies concerning New York City’s streets while speaking at two different conferences this morning. Bloomberg, at the International Downtown Association annual meeting, spoke about the safety gains, economic benefits, and […]
Bus Time Went Live in Manhattan This Morning
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After signs went up in subway stations last week, the MTA made it official this morning: real-time bus tracking is now available for all Manhattan buses, joining Staten Island and the Bronx, with Queens and Brooklyn to come online within six months. Bus Time for Manhattan buses appeared shortly after midnight last night, adding 36 routes […]
Where Can Bikes Fit Into the Urban Cargo Delivery Market?
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New York City should be an ideal place to ship cargo by bike. It’s dense, space is at a premium, traffic regularly ensnares delivery trucks, and customers demand near-instant delivery. Despite its advantages, pedal-powered freight delivery has remained a niche operation. A panel at a conference on last-mile freight delivery hosted by the University Transportation […]
MTA Plans Busway Beneath the M Train in Ridgewood
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The MTA is working on a plan for a short busway in Ridgewood that would run for six-tenths of a mile beneath the elevated M tracks, between Fresh Pond Road and Palmetto Street. While the project wouldn’t transform a car-choked traffic sewer into a pedestrian-friendly transit boulevard (the right-of-way is currently a series of weed-strewn […]
Eyes on the Street: Minivans Parked All Over Williamsburg Sidewalk, Bikeway
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A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue. Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on […]