Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Robert Prinz
10:25 AM PDT on October 24, 2012
- BART Trains Meet Cleanliness Goals for First Time in 15 Years (SFExam)
- Streamlined Central Subway Contracts to Speed Construction, Lower Costs (CSBlog, City Insider, SFExam)
- Stricter Protections Considered in Response to Clipper Data Privacy Concerns (SFExam, KQED)
- Muni, BART to Run Extra Buses, Trains for World Series Games (KRON, BART.gov)
- SF Cyclists Express Their Giants Team Sprit (RideABike, MissionMission)
- Sonoma County Supes Approve $6.5M for 13.2 Miles of Road Repairs (PressDemo)
- Mountain View Planners: Transit Mode Shift Needed to Handle Commuter Influx (CBS)
- Menlo Park to Get its First On-Street Bike Parking Corral (PeninsulaTranspo)
- Downtown Berkeley Residents Petition for Traffic Calming, Safer Streets (Berkeleyside)
- CHP Teaches Teens Dangers of Distracted Driving on Sonoma Racetrack (SFGate, KTVU)
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