Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Robert Prinz
9:14 AM PDT on May 16, 2012
- 11-Day Construction to Detour Muni, Bikes at Church and Duboce (SF Examiner, SFAppeal, SFMTA)
- Cyclist Assaulted by Car Driver and Passenger at Scott and Fell (SFist)
- SFCTA Committee Approves $400k for Free Muni for Youth Program (SF Examiner)
- Van Ness BRT Design Unanimously Approved by SFMTA Board (SF Examiner)
- Change Your Life Ride a Bike Spies More “Super Sharrows” Painted on the Wiggle
- Distracted Driving Simulator Convinces Teens to Stop Texting (SF Examiner)
- San Jose Cyclist, 18, Killed by Car Driver (Mercury News)
- Danville Woman in Crosswalk Hit by Driver (CoCo Times)
- Richmond “Ride of Silence” to Honor Bike Crash Victims (BCN via CoCo Times)
- New East Bay-South SF Ferry Service to Start June 4 (Oakland Tribune)
- Palo Alto Bikeway, Bay Trail Gap Closure Plan Would Invest $7M (Cyclelicious)
- Napa, Sonoma Counties Have Highest Traffic Fatality Rates in Bay Area (GJEL Blog)
- SFist Continues Etiquette Lessons With Walking Tips
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