Today’s Headlines
BART Board to Appoint Police Oversight Committee (SF Gate) State Lawmakers Rush to Raid Public Transit Fund Thwarts Will of Voters (LAT) Anger Mounts Over Governor’s Plan to Exempt Highway Projects from CEQA (LAT) Beyond Chron: Stimulus Must Include Money for Mass Transit Republicans Oppose Stimulus Money for Bicycle Paths (BCT via Streetsblog Network) Infrastructure … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:56 AM PST on January 12, 2009
- BART Board to Appoint Police Oversight Committee (SF Gate)
- State Lawmakers Rush to Raid Public Transit Fund Thwarts Will of Voters (LAT)
- Anger Mounts Over Governor’s Plan to Exempt Highway Projects from CEQA (LAT)
- Beyond Chron: Stimulus Must Include Money for Mass Transit
- Republicans Oppose Stimulus Money for Bicycle Paths (BCT via Streetsblog Network)
- Infrastructure Bill May Define the Transit Equation (The Transport Politic via Streetsblog Network)
- MTA Plan Would Speed Muni Metro Trains (SF Examiner)
- Concern Over Parking Impacts for Geary Blvd. BRT Wanes (SF Examiner)
- Menlo Park to Open Negotiations Over Opposition to High Speed Rail (CHSRB, Merc)
- Santa Rosa Planner Envisions Pedestrian, Children-Friendly Neighborhoods (Press Democrat)
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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