Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:23 AM PDT on September 27, 2012
- One Bay Area Grant May Revive Free Muni for Youth Plan (City Insider)
- How Critical Mass Has Impacted the Bike Movement at 20 Years (SFGate, SFExam, KQED)
- SFBG Tries to Understand All the Animosity Towards the Event
- Critical Mass Pop-Up “Welcome Center” Opens at 16th and Valencia (Uptown Almanac)
- Muni Struggles to Prepare for Crowds During Slew of Events Next Weekend (SFGate)
- Civic Center BART Brake Incident Caused Only $600 in Damage (SFAppeal)
- New Parklet to Open on Townsend Street Tomorrow (LiveSOMA)
- Debris from Car Crash Injures Child on Nearby Hayes Valley Playground (KRON)
- Driver Pleads Guilty in Killing Concord Father, Daughter on Bike Ride (CoCo Times, KTVU, KRON)
- New 12th Street Pedestrian Bridge Completed at Lake Meritt in Oakland (BizTalk, Inside Bay Area)
- Oakland North Examines the Benefits and Challenges of BART Bike Access Following August Pilot
- Caltrain Hits Car in San Bruno, Driver Injured (CBS)
- VTA to Study El Camino Real BRT Alternative Plan Keeping Dedicated Lanes (SPUR)
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