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Caltrain goes broke, will likely wipe out weekend, night and midday trains - San Jose Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14803959?nclick_check=1
"Caltrain has gone broke and will likely need to wipe out half its service — including weekend, nighttime and midday trains — officials warned Thursday, bracing passengers for a major shake-up to the popular commuter line that links San Francisco to the South Bay. "This is not an April Fools' joke," Caltrain CEO Mike Scanlon told the agency's board of directors. "This is real. We're at a watershed moment where there's a possibility this railroad could go away.""

Vehicular cycling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicular_cycling
"Vehicular cycling (VC) is the practice of driving bicycles on roads in a manner that is visible, predictable, and in accordance with the principles for driving a vehicle in traffic. The phrase was coined by John Forester in the early 1970s to differentiate the assertive traffic cycling style and practices that he learned in the United Kingdom from the deferential cycling style and practices that he found to be typical in the United States."