Headlines, July 31
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8:09 AM PDT on July 31, 2023
- NIMBY Fight Over BART Substation Delays Housing (SFChron)
- More on BART Board Decriminalizing Fare Evasion (SFGate)
- Thousands Line up to Look at Caltrain Electrics (SFStandard)
- Could New York Congestion Pricing Help Subway? (NYTimes)
- Taylor Swift and Historic Ridership for VTA (CBSLocal)
- ACE Service Expansion (MantecaBulletin)
- Bay Area Exodus Creating a “Megaregion” (SFGate)
- San Francisco Isn’t Doomed (SFChron)
- Cost of Operating S. F.’s Bridges (SFChron)
- PBS Series Explores Making of Golden Gate Bridge (Axios)
- Letters: We Need to go All-in Fighting Global Warming (SFChron)
- Commmentary: the Life and Death of American Cities (NYTimes)
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