Today’s Headlines
BART to SJ Would End at Berryessa; Downtown Extension Delayed (Merc, Transbay Blog, VTA Watch) Palo Alto City Council to Consider Comments on HSR (CHSRB) Top Officials’ Rampant Abuse of State Car Program (LAT) Gas Prices May Be Low But Californians Still Aren’t Using as Much (Sac Bee) San Jose Police Investige Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
10:17 AM PST on March 2, 2009
- BART to SJ Would End at Berryessa; Downtown Extension Delayed (Merc, Transbay Blog, VTA Watch)
- Palo Alto City Council to Consider Comments on HSR (CHSRB)
- Top Officials’ Rampant Abuse of State Car Program (LAT)
- Gas Prices May Be Low But Californians Still Aren’t Using as Much (Sac Bee)
- San Jose Police Investige Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run (Merc)
- Bill Requiring Drivers to Stop for Peds Advances in IL (Carfree Chicago via Streetsblog.net)
- LA’s “Parking Ambassadors” Help Calm Motorist Anger (LAT)
- Brisbane, Australia Will Begin Bike Sharing Program (Bike Sharing Blog)
- Winners Picked at National Handmade Bike Show (Cyclelicio.us)
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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