Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
9:08 AM PDT on October 1, 2012
- Gov. Brown Vetoes 3-Foot Bike Passing Bill — Again (CalBike, PressDem, Cyclelicious)
- BART Releases Bike Pilot Survey Results — Opinions Mixed, But Promising (SFGate, SFExam)
- Gov. Brown Signs AB 2245, Granting CEQA Exemptions for Bike Lanes (Cyclelicious)
- Coverage of Critical Mass’ 20th (ABC, CBS, SFGate, HuffPo, KTVU, Mission Local)
- Is SFBC Keeping Its Distance From Critical Mass? (SFBG)
- Gov. Brown Vetoes Fine Increase for Using Cell Phones While Driving (PressDem)
- Novato Residents Mourn Death of Girl Killed While Biking on High-Speed Road (KTVU, KRON)
- SFGate‘s John King Turns the Spotlight on the Second Street Improvement Project
- After Repaving, Muni 14 and 49 Return to Mission St. With New Bus Bulb-Out at 24th (Mission Local)
- “Pushing Helmets Really Kills Cycling and Bike-Sharing in Particular” (NYT)
- Fremont’s Mission Blvd. Getting Road Widening With Rail Separation, Bike Lanes (KRON)
- Caltrain, ACE and VTA to Boost Service on October 1 (Merc)
- New San Jose Railroad Pedestrian Bridge Honors Toddler Killed By Amtrak Train (CBS)
- Oakland SUV/Truck Crash at 14th and Franklin Streets Injures Six (KTVU)
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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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