Today’s Headlines
State Budget Deal Would Eliminate Public Transit Funds (Cyclelicio.us, Transbay Blog) If Wall Street Gets Operating Funds Why Not Public Transit? (NYT) The Time is Now for High Speed Rail (HuffPo) BART Protesters Turn Out in Force at Board Meeting (ABC7) Planning Workshop on Palo Alto’s California Avenue Gets Heated (Merc) San Jose Boy Who … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
10:05 AM PST on February 13, 2009
- State Budget Deal Would Eliminate Public Transit Funds (Cyclelicio.us, Transbay Blog)
- If Wall Street Gets Operating Funds Why Not Public Transit? (NYT)
- The Time is Now for High Speed Rail (HuffPo)
- BART Protesters Turn Out in Force at Board Meeting (ABC7)
- Planning Workshop on Palo Alto’s California Avenue Gets Heated (Merc)
- San Jose Boy Who Was Struck By a Car in Hit-n-Run Crash Still in a Coma (Merc)
- The Politics of Parking in San Francisco (SF State News)
- Rail Car Manufacturers Put on a Show for SMART (Marin IJ)
- The Benefits of a Sidewalk Perspective (Sustainable Savannah via Streetsblog Network)
- Where to Watch the Amgen Tour This Weekend (SF Gate, Bikescape)
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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