Today’s Headlines
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8:55 AM PST on January 7, 2015
- DPW May Slow Street Re-Paving Due to Costs of Mandated Curb Ramps (SF Examiner)
- CAHSR Groundbreaking Takes Place in Fresno (CBS); Transbay Center Work Continues (ABC)
- Most Transbay Developers Agree to Property Tax, But a Few Still Threaten to Sue (Biz Times)
- SF Chronicle: Muni Can’t Afford to Give Free Fares for Seniors and Disabled
- Proposed Residential Parking Permit Zone Q Around in NoPa Gets Some Boundary Tweaks (Hoodline)
- SFBike Shows Top Five Double-Parking Photo Submissions as Part of #ParkingDirtySF Campaign
- SF Labor Council Joins Cabbies in Fight to Regulate “Ride-Share” Companies (CBS)
- Southbound I-280 in SF Shut Down for Six Hours After Man Jumps Into Traffic (NBC, Mercury)
- “Manspreading”: A Problem on BART (CBS)
- GJEL: Berkeley Intersection Where Veteran Was Killed Crossing Needs More Than a Flashing Beacon
- Oakland Senior Advocates Say International Blvd BRT Will Benefit Elderly, Disabled Residents (KQED)
- Bay Area Commuters Keep Riding Transit Despite Cheaper Gas (CBS)
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Stan Parkford is a graduate of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SF State University.
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