Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel
Jan 9, 2009

SF Legislators Introduce BART Police Oversight Bill (SFBG, SF Citizen)
Meantime, BART Board Delays Talk on Service Cuts; Gets Earful on Shooting (Coco Times, SF Gate)
Obama Vows Action on Green Economy (ENS)
But He Needs a Better High Speed Rail Commitment (New Republic via CHSRB)
California’s High Speed Rail Authority Running Out of Money (SF Gate)
Legislative Analyst Wants Voters To Have Say on Budget (Sac Bee)
MTA’s Nathaniel Ford Rumored for Obama Administration Job (N-Judah Chronicles, SF Gate)
Transportation for America: Are We Building New Roads to Crumbling Bridges?
Beyond Bike Lanes: True Urban Design (Walk Bike CT via Streetsblog Network)

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Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 1, 2010

LA Times Reports on Ca. High-Speed Rail Concerns; CAHSRB Criticizes the Coverage Peninsula Cities Anxious for HSR Report on San Mateo County (San Mateo Daily Journal) More Coverage of Friday’s MTA Board Meeting from SF Gate, ABC7, Fog City Journal Chronicle Story on "Latest Attempt to Reform Muni" (SF Gate) SFgo Signs Finally Removed on […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel | Feb 25, 2010

Oakland Parking Officers Were Ordered Not to Enforce in Wealthier Neighborhoods (SF Gate) Oakland PCOs Will Now Snap Photos of Parking Violations (East Bay Express) City Insider’s First Line About New P2P Projects: "It’ll Soon Get a Little Harder to Drive" C.W. Nevius: "Outrage Grows Over Muni Operators’ Pay" (SF Gate) Nat Ford: Cyclists, Peds […]

This story from 1966 about BART looks strangely familiar. Image: SFChron

1966 BART Headline Gives Perspective and Context on High-Speed Rail

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"Have we been fooled?" asked the headline of the January 27, 1966 edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel | Jan 7, 2009

BART Shooting Investigation Centers on Video; Claim Filed by Victim’s Family (SF Gate, Merc) SFBG Editorial: Structure of BART Police Force Recipe for Disaster And More Coverage Today of BART’s Plan to Trim Evening Service (SF Gate, Coco Times) Transit Agencies Still Seeking Aid from Government Nationwide (Pro Publica) Peskin Calls for Special Election, Tax […]

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