Headlines, August 9
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8:11 AM PDT on August 9, 2023
- How Much Housing Can BART Build? (SFStandard)
- Various Levels of Transit Recovery (Brookings)
- Golden Gate Park Finally Gets Lyft Bikes (SFChron)
- Robocar Exacerbates Fundamental Flaws with Valencia Bike Lane (SFGate)
- AV Fight is Just Latest Battle Over S.F. Streets (SFExaminer)
- More on the Fight Over Robotaxis (Atlantic, SFGate, MissionLocal)
- Market Street Improvements Proposed (SFStandard)
- IKEA Mall on Market Street to Open this Month (SFGate, SFChron)
- When Octavia Blvd. Will Reopen (SFStandard)
- S.F. May Never Recover from Exodus (SFChron)
- Electric Bus Company Goes Bankrupt (SFGate)
- Letters: Bay Area Still Needs Traffic Cops (MercuryNews)
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