Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on May 7, 2014
- SFBG: Polk Contra-Flow Lane “Seems to Mark the Arrival of Cyclists Into the Political Mainstream”
- City Promotes Transport Funding Measures With Community Meetings, New Website (SFGate, Exam)
- Poll: VLF Support at 24 Percent; GO Bonds More Promising (SFGate); SFist Breaks Down the Numbers
- Waterfront Development Measure Prop B Could Limit Funding for Transit Improvements (SFGate)
- Police, Health Commissions to Adopt Formal Vision Zero Resolutions; Traffic Tickets Still Up (Examiner)
- Memorial Plaque to Be Placed on Sloat for Hanren Chang, 17-Year-Old Killed by Driver (SF Examiner)
- Mid-Block Crosswalk on Page Near Masonic to Get Upgraded Flashing Beacon (Hoodline)
- Disabled Advocates Continue to Fight for Better Access on BART, Ride-Share Vehicles (SFBG)
- Muni to Waive $10 Fare Surcharge for Bay to Breakers Express Bus Service This Year (KTVU)
- Long-Term Bike Rental Service “Pedal Anywhere” to Open in the Mission (Mission Local)
- Caltrain Budget Balanced by Record Ridership, but Structural Flaws Remain (Daily Journal)
- New Caltrans Report Says New Bay Bridge Will Last in Long-Term, Despite Recent Problems (SFGate)
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