Today’s Headlines
Caltrans Still Resistant to Putting a Bike Lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (Marin IJ) Pedestrian Activation Buttons Installed at the Dangerous Intersection of Fell/Masonic (SF Citizen) Amtrak Funding in Danger of Being Cut (Trains for America) Conductor in L.A. Metrolink Crash Raised Concerns About Engineer’s Cell Phone Use (LAT) Is There Really Such a … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
10:03 AM PST on February 6, 2009
- Caltrans Still Resistant to Putting a Bike Lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (Marin IJ)
- Pedestrian Activation Buttons Installed at the Dangerous Intersection of Fell/Masonic (SF Citizen)
- Amtrak Funding in Danger of Being Cut (Trains for America)
- Conductor in L.A. Metrolink Crash Raised Concerns About Engineer’s Cell Phone Use (LAT)
- Is There Really Such a Thing as a “Green Car?” (scaledown via Streetsblog Network)
- Opponents of Sonoma County Asphalt Plant Considering Lawsuit (Press Democrat)
- Exploratorium Construction on the Embarcadero Could Threaten Marine Life (SF Examiner)
- Debunking Transportation Myths About L.A. (Freakonomics)
- Historic Fox Theater Reopens in Oakland (CBS5)
- Bikes in Brazil: Chris Carlsson’s Journey to Bike-Friendly Belem (Nowtopian)
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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