Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on August 5, 2014
- Uber Driver Suffers Seizure, Strikes Pedestrian at Polk and Geary (ABC, SF Exam, SFGate, CBS)
- 48-Year-Old Man Struck by Driver at Silver and San Bruno Sunday Night (SF Examiner)
- Upper Market to Get Re-Paving Soon; SFMTA Working on Car Diversions for Lower Market (SFBC)
- N-Judah Riders Lift a Car Out of the Way of Their Train — Yet Again (Muni Diaries)
- Planning Dept to Hold Mission Street Public Life Plan Open House on Thursday (Mission Local)
- Bernal Heights Neighbor Complains About Motorcycle Spaces Given to Scooter-Share (Bernalwood)
- SF Weekly Bike Columnist on the “Restore Transpo Balance” Measure: Look Up the Word “Balance”
- Golden Gate Ferry Captains, Bus Mechanics Union May Strike Due to Contract Dispute (SFGate)
- Man Struck, Killed by Caltrain at Burlingame Station (NBC, CoCo Times)
- Cyclelicious Gets Response to Open Letter to County About on Lacking Bike Amenities at Levi’s Stadium
- Palo Alto Considers Transit-Oriented Development Growth Scenarios (PA Online)
- Greater Marin: SMART Should Use High-Speed Trains in 20-30 Years
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Stan Parkford is a graduate of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SF State University.
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