Today’s Headlines

  • New York Is Getting a Trial Car-Free Broadway. Why Can’t SF Do This? (Streetsblog)
  • Virgin’s Richard Branson Expresses an Interest in California’s HSR Line (CHSRB)
  • Who’s Competing for High-Speed Rail Grants? (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
  • GM Nosedive Continues Unabated (NYT)
  • BART Board to Get Update on Shooting Investigation and Discuss Budget Cuts (ABC7, CBS5)
  • Boy Critically Injured in San Jose Hit-and-Run Crash Breathing on His Own (Merc)
  • Campbell Reconsidering Its Downtown Festivals (Merc)
  • LA, the Most Congested City in America (Streetsblog LA, Bottleneck Blog, LAist)

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Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Battle Brews Over SF Stimulus Funds (SF Gate) More on How Bay Area Stim Funds Will Be Put to Use (Merc) Bay Area Transit Officials Want to Increase Efficiency (SF Gate) Transbay Blog: The MTC’s Shifting Funds, Shifty Priorities  Worst Service Cuts Since 70s Set to Take Effect in NY (NYT, News, Post, NY1) L.A. […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Governor Schwarzenegger a “Formidable Weapon” in Fight Against Prop. 23 (Merc) More Bicyclists on the Streets Means Safety in Numbers (Grist) Roadshow: Drivers Attempt to Get Around Cell Phone Law by Using Speaker Redwood City Likely to Welcome High-Speed Rail Station (Merc) Sacramento Regional Transit GM Rides Light-Rail, Buses to Get Rider Feedback (Sac Bee) […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Beyond Chron: Is Gavin Newsom Holding Muni Budget Hostage? Chronicle’s Take on Yesterday’s MTA Budget Hearing (SF Gate) Tweets from the MTA Meeting (Transbay Blog) Benicia Bus Routes Won’t Be Eliminated After All (Benicia Breeze) Cost of Bay Bridge Bike Lanes Examined (SF Gate)  Former Menlo Park Car Lot Could Be Site of Mixed Housing […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Bay Area Officials, Including David Chiu, Share Thoughts on Trip to Amsterdam (World Changing) Will Muni Drivers Stage a Sickout Today? So Far, It Doesn’t Look Like It (SF Examiner, SF Weekly) Caltrain Asks Ca. High-Speed Rail Authority to Take a “Phased Approach” (Merc) San Jose City Council to Decide HSR Options at Its Meeting […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
California Air Board Adopts Low-Carbon Fuel Regulation (Sac Bee, SF Gate)  BART Director Proposes Fare Hike to SFO; Suburban Directors Blast Parking Rate Proposal (SF Gate) BART Workers Likely To Take Hits in Pay, Benefits (BCN via CBS5, Merc, KCBS) National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Execs To Probe BART Police (SF Gate) 3-year-old Girl […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
Feds Reject Recommendation to Postpone Ca. HSR Construction (LA Times, AP via Merc) Assaults Against Muni Drivers Have “Steadily Risen” This Year (SF Examiner) SFPD Official: City’s Sit/Lie Law Hasn’t “Done a Whole Lot” (SF Examiner) Man Hit by Driver in Marina is on Life-Support (SF Gate, KTVU) Man Struck by Driver on San Jose’s […]