Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:59 AM PDT on September 18, 2013
- SFMTA Board Gives Thumbs Up to Van Ness BRT Plan (CBS, SFBG)
- Muni to Re-Arrange Seats on LRVs to Expand Passenger Capacity (SFGate)
- Supervisor Wiener Calls For Hearing on the Feasibility of Bike-Share Expansion in SF (SF Appeal)
- Urban Designers Draw Up Visions for “Life After Highway 280” in Competition (SPUR)
- Sleeping on the Job: City Controller Audit Reveals Problems With Muni’s Training Program (SFGate)
- SFMTA Board Adopts Taxi Dispatch Service Standards (SF Examiner)
- Five-Car Crash On Fourth Street Causes Bay Bridge Backup (CBS)
- More on the Removal of Mona Caron’s Duboce/Church Utility Box Painting (SFBG, Mission Mission)
- Oakland Considers More Green “Supersharrow” Carpets in Traffic Lanes (Cyclelicious)
- Aging Caltrain Cars Lead to Rash of Delays (SF Exam), Including an Hour Backup Yesterday (Appeal)
- Palo Alto Council Split on How to Launch Program to Reduce Driving Demand (PA Online)
- CA High-Speed Rail Groundbreaking Delayed a Few More Months (CoCo Times)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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