Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:41 AM PDT on October 17, 2012
- Fell and Oak Street Bikeways Approved Unanimously by SFMTA Board (SFExam, SFAppeal)
- Supe Scott Wiener Proposes CEQA Reform to Change Project Appeal Periods (Business Times)
- EBX Takes a Look at BART D3 and D7 Board Candidates
- Muni Train Collides With Car Near AT&T Park (ABC)
- SF Taxi Drivers Rally Against Medallion Sales Requirements (SFWeekly)
- Muni Driver Honored for Returning Lost Briefcase (ABC)
- Santa Rosa to Pay $335K to Family of Student Killed by Driver in Crosswalk (PressDemo)
- Peninsula Transpo: Mountain View Transpo Study Ignores Bike Commuting, Omits Public Input
- Dublin Considers Waiving Business Parking Requirements to Increase Walkability (CoCo Times)
- EBBC Looks Back at Its First Bike Advocacy Newsletter From 1972
- CBS Asks: Can Gas, VMT Taxes Fix Crumbling American Roads?
- Report Shows Cars Biggest Risk to Kids on Halloween (SFGate)
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