Today’s Headlines
Stimulus Hopes Fading for Public Transit and High Speed Rail (NYT) Commuter Benefits Law Takes Effect (SF Gate) Muni Fare Collections Are Up (SF Gate via N-Judah Chronicles) But Not on the Culture Bus (SF Gate) Peaceful BART Shooting Protest (CBS 5) Big Turnout for MLK Day Freedom Trains (ABC 7) Gag Order Lifted for … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
10:26 AM PST on January 20, 2009
- Stimulus Hopes Fading for Public Transit and High Speed Rail (NYT)
- Commuter Benefits Law Takes Effect (SF Gate)
- Muni Fare Collections Are Up (SF Gate via N-Judah Chronicles)
- But Not on the Culture Bus (SF Gate)
- Peaceful BART Shooting Protest (CBS 5)
- Big Turnout for MLK Day Freedom Trains (ABC 7)
- Gag Order Lifted for Climate Scientists (ENS)
- Major Highway 50 Lawsuit Settled (Planetizen)
- Debunking the Car Travel Safety Myth (WalkBikeCT via Streetsblog Network)
- Winter Bike to Work Day in Chicago (Huff Post)
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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