Today’s Headlines
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9:01 AM PDT on June 20, 2012
- Car-Free Market Street Definitely On the Table (SFGate)
- SFMTA Adding Green Dashed Bike Lane Treatments, Including at Grove and Polk (@SanFranciscoize)
- In a Moment of “Insanity,” John King Muses: “Bring Back the Embarcadero Freeway!” (SFGate)
- Downtown San Jose Begins Adding Bike Lanes (Mercury News)
- SFMTA, FEMA Differ on How $5 Million Anti-Terror Grant Ended Up Used for Repairs (SF Weekly)
- SF Public Press Series Continues: “Why Smart Growth” Prevents “A World of Hurt” as More People Arrive
- The American Dream: Phase II — Beyond Sprawl (NYT)
- Family of Woman Hospitalized by DUI Driver at Van Ness and Vallejo Comes Forward (BCN via Appeal)
- The State of Bicycling in Central Contra Costa County (San Franciscoize)
- SFMTA Unveils New Logo (City Insider)
- SFMTA to Issue Temporary Taxi Permits For Big Weekend Events (SF Examiner)
- Roadshow: What’s the Rule on Drivers Stopping For Pedestrians Crossing Wide Streets?
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Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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