Today’s Headlines
Former Oak Trib Reporter Dies from Injuries Suffered in N-Judah Crash (Merc) Muni Bus Crashes into Light Poles, Building (ABC7) Obama Tells Mayors Not to Waste Stimulus Money (Sac Bee) Transpo Secretary Considering VMT Tax, More Highway, Bridge Tolls (AP, Yglesias) Bronx Burrough President to Head White House Urban Affairs Office (WaPo, News, The Caucus) … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
10:17 AM PST on February 20, 2009
- Former Oak Trib Reporter Dies from Injuries Suffered in N-Judah Crash (Merc)
- Muni Bus Crashes into Light Poles, Building (ABC7)
- Obama Tells Mayors Not to Waste Stimulus Money (Sac Bee)
- Transpo Secretary Considering VMT Tax, More Highway, Bridge Tolls (AP, Yglesias)
- Bronx Burrough President to Head White House Urban Affairs Office (WaPo, News, The Caucus)
- HSR Authority Agrees to Extend Public Comment for SF to SJ Line (Merc)
- What’s Next for High Speed Rail Stimulus Funds? (NYT)
- SF Rec and Parks Commish Okays Plan to Install 2,000 Parking Meters (SF Gate)
- Road Diets on the Way in St. Louis (Urban Review STL 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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