Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:36 AM PST on December 18, 2009
- Higher Muni Fast Pass Price, Extra Charge for BART Coming January 1 (SF Examiner)
- California’s Roads Worst in the Nation, Says Highway Lobby Group (KCBS)
- Fang Elected BART Board President for Third Term (SF Examiner)
- BART Seeks Input on Hiring New Police Chief (KCBS)
- Builders and Taxpayers Group Protest SMART Development Deal (Press Dem)
- MTC Administering $80 Million in Climate Action Program Grants for Transportation Projects (KCBS)
- Tim Redmond: Private Shuttles Should Pay to Use Muni Stops (SFBG)
- School Bus Driver Rescues Woman who Fell on Tracks in San Carlos (KGO)
- L.A.’s Metrolink to Use Crash-Resistant Cars (LA Times)
- Walkable Development: The Most Direct Route to Curbing Auto Emissions (Globe)
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Michael Rhodes is a former reporter for Streetsblog San Francisco. He lives in the Mission Dolores neighborhood and is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning.
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