Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PDT on August 28, 2014
- Bay Area Bike Share’s First Birthday is Tomorrow (Cyclelicious)
- Stopping Drivers From Cutting Into Merge Queues Not a Priority for SFPD (SFGate)
- Northbound Highway 280 Closes for the Weekend at 2 P.M. Today (KTVU, SF Examiner)
- Man Killed by 38 Bus Driver at Geary and Lyon ID’d as 22-Year-Old David Getman (SF Appeal)
- Lorysha Gage Was on Phone When She Left Mi’Yana Gregory in Crosswalk (SFGate)
- Data Show Little Sexual Harassment on BART and Muni, but Women Disagree (Mission Local)
- SPUR Looks to Helsinki for Inspiration on How SF Could Go Car-Free
- BART Releases Document Showing What Investments Are Needed to Keep Operating (SF Examiner)
- Major BART Delays: Stalled Train in Transbay Tube (ABC); Routing Issue Near Daly City (CBS)
- San Rafael Residents Push for “Quiet Zones” for SMART Train Horns (Marin IJ)
- State Senate Approves Compromise Bill Setting Insurance Minimums for “Ride-Share” Drivers (CBS)
- Uber’s Attacks on Lyft Could Prompt Federal Antitrust Investigation (National Journal)
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Stan Parkford is a graduate of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SF State University.
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