Today’s Headlines
BART Turns Over Investigation to D.A., Protests in SF (SF Chronicle) (SF Chronicle) BART Board Creates Police Review, Asks for Firing of Chief, Manager (SF Examiner) (LA Times) National Safety Council Calls for Complete Ban on Cell Phones in Cars (Information Week) And Surprisingly, Many Drivers Interviewed by Channel 4 Agree with Ban (KRON 4) … Continued
By
Matthew Roth
9:37 AM PST on January 13, 2009
- BART Turns Over Investigation to D.A., Protests in SF (SF Chronicle) (SF Chronicle)
- BART Board Creates Police Review, Asks for Firing of Chief, Manager (SF Examiner) (LA Times)
- National Safety Council Calls for Complete Ban on Cell Phones in Cars (Information Week)
- And Surprisingly, Many Drivers Interviewed by Channel 4 Agree with Ban (KRON 4)
- Supervisor Daly Pushes Car-Free Market St, Transportation Authority Studies Feasibility (SF Examiner)
- Newsom Axes 103 City Cars, Begins Negotiations with Car-Share Companies (SF Examiner)
- New Muni Safety Ads Enlighten Pedestrians: Look Both Ways Before You Cross (SF Weekly)
- Photo Essay of the 8th Annual Pantless Muni Ride Over the Weekend (Muni Diaries)
- OR Rep Earl Blumenauer Boasts “Chock-a-Block” Bicycle Congestion in Portland (NY Times)
- Portland, OR City Planner Says Bicycles the Future of Urban Transportation (Oregon Live)
- From the UFO Bike Chronicles, Glowing Bike Lanes! (Dustbowl)
- The Milky Way Transit Authority Map is Huge, Ever Expanding (arbesman.net)
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