Today’s Headlines
Ridership is Way Up but Public Transit Agencies Nationwide Face Cutbacks (NYT) That Doesn’t Seem to Matter to Senators Marking Up the Stimulus Bill (Transbay Blog) Stim Funds Would Benefit San Mateo County Projects, Including Caltrain and Samtrans (Merc) BART Trains Collide Causing Minor Injuries and Systemwide Delays (SF Gate) Widow of BART Safety Inspector … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:47 AM PST on February 4, 2009
- Ridership is Way Up but Public Transit Agencies Nationwide Face Cutbacks (NYT)
- That Doesn’t Seem to Matter to Senators Marking Up the Stimulus Bill (Transbay Blog)
- Stim Funds Would Benefit San Mateo County Projects, Including Caltrain and Samtrans (Merc)
- BART Trains Collide Causing Minor Injuries and Systemwide Delays (SF Gate)
- Widow of BART Safety Inspector Killed by Train in October Still Waiting for Benefits (SF Gate)
- MTA’s Nat Ford Being Considered for Job Heading L.A.’s MTA (SF Gate)
- The MTA Board Approves $1.8 Million in Muni Crash Settlements (ABC7)
- SF Supes Okay Resolution Calling for Special June Election (Beyond Chron, Bay City News)
- Sonoma County Supervisors Approve Asphalt Plant Despite Opposition (Press Democrat)
- Sacramento City Council Votes for New Bike and Pedestrian Path Along Sac River (Sac Bee)
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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