Today’s Headlines
Some Peninsula Residents Want High-Speed Rail Tracks Underground (Merc) State Budget Crisis Could Delay California’s HSR Project (CHSRB) The Transportation Habits of Bay Area Transportation Officials (Merc) Complaint Alleges SF Mayor’s SUV Hybrid Often Parked in Crosswalk (SF Weekly) Uptown Tenderloin Named a Historic District by National Park Service (Beyond Chron) Proposed Novato Bike Path … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
10:03 AM PST on February 17, 2009
- Some Peninsula Residents Want High-Speed Rail Tracks Underground (Merc)
- State Budget Crisis Could Delay California’s HSR Project (CHSRB)
- The Transportation Habits of Bay Area Transportation Officials (Merc)
- Complaint Alleges SF Mayor’s SUV Hybrid Often Parked in Crosswalk (SF Weekly)
- Uptown Tenderloin Named a Historic District by National Park Service (Beyond Chron)
- Proposed Novato Bike Path May Be a Tough Sell (Marin IJ)
- Thousands Cheer Cyclists in Amgen’s Second Stage (SF Gate)
- Houston Moves Ahead With Light Rail Network and the Pedestrianist is Envious
- Richard Florida on the Post-Crash Shape of American Cities and Regions (Atlantic)
- What If Portland Had Been Overrun by Freeways? (BikePortland via Streetsblog.net)
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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