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8:57 AM PST on January 28, 2010
- California High-Speed Rail will Get $2.35 Billion in Stimulus Funds (SF Examiner, KCBS, SFGate)
- More on MTC’s Approval of Funds for the BART Oakland Airport Connector (CBS5)
- The New York Times Bay Area Blog Weighs in on the Bay Bridge Bike Lane Campaign
- BART To Pay $1.5M In Death of Oscar Grant (CBS5)
- Drivers Not Penalized for Hitting Pedestrians, Even if the Pedestrian is a Cop (The Snitch)
- Bay Area Toll Authority Approves Bridge Toll Increase (KGO)
- Legislative Analyst’s Office Concludes Speeding Camera Law “Merits Legislative Consideration” (Merc)
- New Bike Racks Sprouting Around NOPA (Bike NOPA)
- Gov’t Scholar, Former Indy Mayor: Chicago
Parking Privatization Got a Bum Rap (Governing) - Bailout-Declining Ford Reaps First Yearly Profit Since 2005 (NYT)
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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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