Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on April 8, 2014
- No, Traffic Congestion in SF Isn’t Getting Worse. It’s Getting Better (SFGate)
- SFMTA Plans to Spend 2 Percent on Bicycling in Next Five Years, Even With Ballot Measures (SFBC)
- Photographer Wants Cyclists in Effort to Capture SF’s “Evolution Into a More Bike-Friendly City” (SF Mag)
- Caltrain Declares State of Emergency for SF’s Deteroriating Quint St Bridge (ABC)
- Vice: SF is “the Worst Place Ever” Because Transit is a “Joke” and Drivers are Called “Eco-Terrorists”
- NoPa’s Streets Getting Greener With More Sidewalk Gardens (Hoodline)
- Smart Cars Flipped and Tipped by Vandals in the Mission, Bernal Heights, and Ingleside (ABC, KTVU)
- Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Increased by $1 Yesterday (KTVU)
- Caltrans Looks to Lure Birds From Old Bay Bridge Span; BART Labor Politics Heat Up Race (SFGate)
- Can San Jose’s “BRT,” Mostly Without Bus Lanes, Make the Case for “Truly Rapid Transit”? (SPUR)
- An Early Look at Livable Streets Champions and Foes in San Jose’s Upcoming Election (Cyclelicious)
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Stan Parkford is a graduate of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SF State University.
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