Today’s Headlines

• Crash Between 19-Polk Bus and Truck Leaves Seven in the Hospital (SF Examiner, NBC)
• MTA Finally Confirms Photography Policy on Buses and in Vehicles (SF Appeal)
• TransLink Card to be Rebranded as "Clipper" (SF Examiner)
• Higher Fast Pass Rate Takes Some TransLink Users by Surprise (SF Examiner)
• MTA Finishes Updating All 1,070 Muni Maps with Service Changes (SF Examiner)
• Rec and Park Installing 35 New Navigational Signs in Golden Gate Park (SF Examiner)
• Man Killed in Crash with Caltrain on New Year's Eve Identified (Merc)
• Despite Lower Ridership Numbers, Caltrain Budget Running a Slight Surplus (SF Examiner)
• The Staggeringly Sad State of American High-Speed Rail (NYT)
• Are Wal-Mart Parking Lots the Most Violent Places in America? (HuffPo)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.