Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:07 AM PDT on October 29, 2012
- Transit Tower Land Purchase to Fund HSR, Caltrain Extensions (SFExam)
- Muni Buses Trashed, Burned During World Series Celebration (MuniDiaries)
- GG Bridge Moveable Median Barrier Design Approved (SFExam)
- Atlantic Cities: Transit Riders Union Provides Counterpoint to SF Car Culture
- Supes to Decide on Signage Rules for New Privately-Owned Public Spaces (SFGate)
- Car Driver Crashes Into Marina District Safeway, Injuring One (SFExam)
- Two Sonoma Boys Struck, Injured by Elderly Driver in Crosswalk (PressDemo, KTVU)
- Elderly Pedestrian Killed by SUV Driver in San Jose’s Japantown (Mercury News)
- SFGate: D3, D7, and D5 BART Board Seats Hotly Contested
- Dutch Planners Bring Experience, Inspiration to San Jose ThinkBike Workshop (SVBC)
- MTC Profiles Bay Area Founder of BikeLink Secure Bike Lockers
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