Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Robert Prinz
9:11 AM PDT on August 21, 2012
- Central Subway Construction to Close Powell St Muni/BART Station Entrance for Six Years
- SFMTA Posts Own Muni Ads Countering Controversial “Savage” Messages (Muni Diaries, KQED)
- Taxi Medallion Abuse Rampant in SF (CBS 5)
- BMW Announces SF Electric Car-Sharing Program, Parking Garage App (City Insider, ABC 7)
- Elderly Burlingame Cyclist Killed “Turning Left Into Side” of Tree-Pruning Truck (SFGate, AP via KTVU)
- Pedestrian Struck, Killed by Ambulance Diver on Hwy 4 in Antioch (CoCo Times, BCN via CBS 5)
- Driver Crashes into Brentwood Bank, Customer Injured by Broken Glass (CoCo Times)
- Richmond Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Robbery, Pedestrian Hit-and-Run (BANG via CoCo Times)
- Marin Transit to Continue Service Despite Deficit (MarinIJ)
- Pedalfest Brings Over 20,000 Attendees to Jack London Square (Oakland Local, Oakland North, EBBC)
- BART.org Releases Details, Survey on Proposed Late Night Transbay Bus Service
- Bike Theft Victim Starts Flickr Group For Bikes Seen at Flea Markets (Cyclelicious)
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