Today’s Headlines
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By
Robert Prinz
9:53 AM PST on January 3, 2013
- Caltrain’s Increased Ridership Nearly Doubles Farebox Recovery Since 2004 (Green Caltrain, SM Daily)
- Muni Giving SFPD Access to Live Vehicle Surveillance Feeds (CBS, NBC)
- SF Taxi Complaints Climb in 2012, Including Reports of Bed Bugs and Sleeping Drivers (Bay Citizen)
- Tips From the SFPD’s Bike Theft Workshop (SF Weekly)
- CoCo Times: New Bay Bridge Worth Celebrating Despite Delays, Cost Overruns
- Sonoma County Bike Coalition Gives Context to SMART’s Use of Bike/Ped Funds (Greater Marin)
- San Rafael to Pay City Employees to Avoid Solo Car Commutes (MarinIJ)
- Capitol Corridor Sees Higher Revenue, Punctuality Despite Reduced Ridership (Daily Republic)
- Silicon Valley’s 25-Year-Old VTA Light Rail Among Least Successful in Nation (Merc, SVTU)
- Bay Area Study Shows Removing One Percent of Drivers Would Cut Travel Time 14 Percent (MarinIJ)
- New CA Law Allows Hands-Free Texting While Driving, Safety Experts Concerned (Merc)
- More on the Transit Tax Benefits Package Included in Fiscal Cliff Deal (SF Exam, Greater Marin)
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