Today’s Headlines
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By
Lisa Ratner
9:37 AM PST on February 28, 2013
- MTC Considers Charging Fee to Walk on New Bay Bridge Span on Opening Day (SF Examiner)
- BART Board to Consider Fare and Parking Hikes Today (ABC)
- More on Polk Street Merchants Rallying in the Name of Parking (SF Examiner)
- CA State Senators Scrutinize HSR Inspection Process (CoCo Times)
- City of Atherton Donates $10k to Support Central Valley Lawsuit Against HSR (Almanac)
- More State Assembly Bills Affecting Sustainable Transportation on the Floor (Cyclelicious)
- Why Martin Macks’ Parklet on Upper Haight Usually Seems Empty (Uppercasing)
- New Zipcar Signs in the Mission Ask Customers Not to Lock Bikes to Posts (Uptown Almanac)
- Alameda Extends Vehicle Registration Fee to Fund Abandoned Car Removal (CoCo Times)
- Roadshow: Do Able-Bodied BART Riders Usually Give Up Their Seats to the Elderly?
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