Today’s Headlines

• At Hearing on Alamo Square Parking Permits, Opponents Defend Free Parking as a "Right" (Hoodline)
• SFPD Helps Owner Recover Stolen Bike Registered on Bike Index, Listed on Craigslist (Mission Bicycle)
• Panhandle Curb Ramp Reconstruction Progresses (Panhandle Park Stewards)
• Mayor Lee Supports Free Muni for Low-Income Disabled and Senior Riders; Decision Tomorrow (SFBay)
• Supervisor Mar Asks State to Decriminalize Youth Transit Fare Evasion (SFBay)
• Friday Protests Lead BART to Temporary SF Station Shutdowns; Ridership Drops (SFGate, Exam, ABC)
• More on Mayor Lee's Announcement of Support for a Second Transbay BART Tube (SFGate)
• How the New Bay Bridge East Span Was Designed to Be More Attractive Than Pragmatic (SFGate)
• Today's Caltrain Freedom Train Ride Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Will Be the Last (Examiner)
• Marin Advocate Concerned SMART May Remove Bike/Ped Paths From Rail Plans (Marin IJ)
• Man in Wheelchair Killed by Driver While Crossing East San Jose Street (CBS)
• Cyclelicious: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Needs to Make People Walking and Biking Safer, Too

Streetsblog will be offline in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and resume publication tomorrow.