Today’s Headlines
MTA’s Nat Ford Ready to Leave? (SF Examiner) Man in Wheelchair Struck by Car in Santa Rosa Hit-and-Run (Press Democrat) Broken Sidewalk Compares Ped Crossings in Seattle, England, and Louisville (via Streetsblog.net) Sacramento Considering Allowing Cars on K Street Mall (Sac Bee) Government Doling Out More Money for the Auto Industry (NYT, KCBS) Outside Firm … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
8:57 AM PDT on March 20, 2009
- MTA’s Nat Ford Ready to Leave? (SF Examiner)
- Man in Wheelchair Struck by Car in Santa Rosa Hit-and-Run (Press Democrat)
- Broken Sidewalk Compares Ped Crossings in Seattle, England, and Louisville (via Streetsblog.net)
- Sacramento Considering Allowing Cars on K Street Mall (Sac Bee)
- Government Doling Out More Money for the Auto Industry (NYT, KCBS)
- Outside Firm Will Help Determine Future of BART Police (ABC7)
- SF Supes Campos, Daly Refuse to Support GG Bridge District Appointee (SF Gate, Fog City Journal)
- Seattle Times: “Light Rail Contractor Lied About Steel Grade”
- Sound Transit Facing $2 Billion Budget Deficit (Seattle PI)
- Smart Growth Protects Watersheds (NRDC)
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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