Today’s Headlines
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By
Roger Rudick
8:43 AM PST on January 31, 2020
- More on Car-Free Market Street (CNN)
- Car Mag Chimes in on Better Market Street (Car&Driver)
- More on Failure of Transit Housing Bill (SFChron, SFGate)
- Why Are BART Escalators Always Broken? (KQED)
- S.F. Mayors Ignored Nuru’s Red Flags (SFChron)
- Cities Can Achieve Vision Zero Though Design (SmartCitiesDive)
- Deadly Hit & Run Suspect in Custody (Berkeleyside)
- Commentary: Prop. E Would Hurt Economy, Not Help Housing (SFChron)
- Commentary: We Need Fed’s Help with Housing (SFExaminer)
- Commentary: Tax Vacant Storefronts (SFChron)
- Commentary: Autonomous Cars Magically Use Less Space? (MarinIJ)
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