Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:22 AM PDT on September 6, 2012
- BART Rush Hour Bike Pilot Results “Promising”, Board Report in November (Oakland North)
- Parking-Free 1050 Valencia Project Goes to Planning Commission Today (Curbed, Uptown Almanac)
- 17th and Folsom Park On Its Way to Replace Parking Lot (SF Exam)
- SFMTA Releases New “Customer Satisfaction Survey” for Travelers of All Modes (KTVU)
- Sunday Streets Coming to Western Addition/NoPa This Weekend (SFGate)
- Students, Merchants Weigh In on Mission Bay Parking Meter Plan (GG Xpress)
- Rideshare Services Filling a Gap in the Taxi Service Market (SFGate)
- Oakland Woman Receives Murder Charge for Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run (CoCo Times)
- Oakland’s “First Friday” Street Events to Revive, Expand Road Closures (East Bay Express)
- Palo Alto Makes $10.4M Bid for Bike/Ped Bridge and Trails Rejected by SM County (Almanac)
- BART Turns 40 This Month, Wants Your Photos and Memorabilia (BART.gov, SFWeekly)
- CEQA Abuse Continues to Stunt Safer Streets, Job Growth (NYT)
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