Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM PDT on April 17, 2009

Obama's Vision for High-Speed Rail in the U.S. (WSJ, NYT, Infrastructurist, Yglesias)
Lots of Competition for HSR Funding But Calif. Has Advantage (SF Gate, CHSRB)
Interior Sec Hears a "Resounding No" To Drilling for Oil Off Calif. Coast (SF Gate, LAT)
EPA Takes First Step Toward Regulating CO2 Emissions (Sac Bee)
SF Examiner: Muni's T-Third Line Not Living Up To Its Potential
VTA May Avoid Deep Service Cuts, Layoffs, But Fare Hikes Likely (Merc)
More Evidence Transit Is Good for Your Health (Transit Miami via Streetsblog.net)
More on Yesterday's Sunday Streets Press Conference (SF Gate)
Corporate Sponsorships Will Barely Be Noticeable at Sunday Streets (SFBG)
Report: Transpo Projects Key to Economic Prosperity in San Mateo County (Merc)
Schwarzenegger to Speak at Detroit Automotive Engineers Convention (ENS)

Bryan Goebel is a reporter at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco. A veteran journalist and writer, he helped launch Streetsblog SF in 2009 and served as editor for three years. He lives car-free in the Castro District.

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