Today’s Headlines
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9:07 AM PDT on July 23, 2012
- MTC and ABAG Approve VMT Tax Study (Merc), CoCo Times Editors and Readers Aren’t Happy About It
- Deal Closes on Renamed CityPlace Mall, “Desirable Location Just Steps From Transit” (SFGate)
- Sunnyvale Approves Bicyclist Anti-Harassment Ordinance (Cyclelicious)
- Motorcyclist Killed in Head-On Crash With Van Driver on Cesar Chavez (CBS 5)
- Walking by the Numbers: Walk SF Launches Donation Campaign With New Infographic
- CAHSR Downtown Tunnel Will Require Increases in Bridge Tolls, Taxes (SFGate)
- Four Hospitalized in Ambulance Crash, Officer Says Distracted Driving a Likely Cause (M. Local)
- Photo: Pedestrian Was Injured at 24th and Castro on July 14 (@Shaketini via NoeValley SF)
- Elderly Santa Rosa Driver’s Car Mysteriously Hospitalizes Cyclist in Parking Lot On its Own (PD)
- Alta Bike Share Hitting Snags in NYC, Chattanooga and Bay Area (NY Daily News)
- BART’s Bikes On Board Pilot: One Rider Worries He’s Going to “Break His Neck” (CoCo Times)
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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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