Today’s Headlines

  • BART Will Join Translink Later This Summer (SF Gate)
  • Booming Bicycle Traffic to Sausalito Has Some Residents Upset (SF Gate)
  • Survey Says Californians Willing to Limit Flights for High Speed Rail (Examiner)
  • 511.org Offers Up to $100 for Driving in HOV Lanes (CC Times)
  • Contra Costa Times Looks at Mileage Tax Debate
  • ‘Back Seat Driver’ Mulls Variable HOV Times and Idaho Stops for Cyclists (SacBee)
  • Several States Widening Highways With Stim Funds, Despite Obama’s Anti-Sprawl Rhetoric (NYT)
  • Nation’s Transit Systems Still in Crisis (WSJ)
  • US DOT Secretary LaHood Discusses Livable Communities on His Fast Lane Blog

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Today’s Headlines

By Michael Rhodes |
Better Market Street Trials Start Today (SF Gate, Examiner, KCBS, KGO, NBC11) Plan to Revitalize Mid-Market with Synchronized Digital Billboards on November Ballot (SF Gate) Abandoned Gym Bag Forces Evacuation of Transbay Terminal (SF Gate) Construction Underway on Temporary Transbay Terminal (KGO) Fisherman’s Wharf Merchants Worried New Parking Fees Will Hurt Business (SF Examiner) Oakland […]

Today’s Headlines

By Robert Prinz |
Cristina Rubke Nominated to Replace Bruce Oka on SFMTA Board (SF Weekly) Van Ness BRT Proposal a Combination of Two Alternatives (SF Examiner) Ed Reiskin: Sunday Metering is About Turnover, Not Revenue (SF Examiner) Do San Franciscans Value Car Parking More Than Open Sidewalks? (San Franciscoize) Muni Diaries Spies New Queue Stickers for Muni Buses BART Agent Fired for Giving Unused Tickets […]

Today’s Headlines

By Robert Prinz |
AC Transit Approves East Bay BRT from Oakland to San Leandro (CoCo Times) DA to File Charges Against Cyclist Chris Bucchere (SF Examiner, KTVU, BCN via Appeal) Oakland’s Youth Uprising  Music Video Promotes BRT (Youtube) SF Examiner Overviews Muni TEP Proposals Debate Begins on Regional Funding for Free Muni for Youth (SFGate) BART GM: Bombardier Rail Car Bid Balances […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth |
SF Has Budget Deal, SFMTA Appts and Parking Tax Votes Delayed (SF Gate, Examiner, SF Weekly) More on BART Riders’ Cool Reception to Fare Rollback Plan (SF Gate) AC Transit Labor Struggle Continues (Examiner, SF Gate, CBS, CoCo Times) SF Vehicle License Fee Measure Makes Ballot for November (Examiner, SF Gate) D8 Supervisor Candidate Scott […]

Today’s Headlines

By Matthew Roth |
Muni Ridership Down, Revenue Stable (SF Gate) San Francisco’s Streets Are in Bad Shape, No Long-Term Funding (SF Gate) Progress Report on 299 Valencia Street, Parking and All (Curbed SF) Clipper Gets Chinese Name (SF Gate, CoCo Times) Supe Mar and SFMTA’s Ford React to Bicycle-Muni Fatal (Examiner, BCN via Appeal, Richmond Blog) Are Market […]

Today’s Headlines

By Bryan Goebel |
SF Legislators Introduce BART Police Oversight Bill (SFBG, SF Citizen) Meantime, BART Board Delays Talk on Service Cuts; Gets Earful on Shooting (Coco Times, SF Gate) Obama Vows Action on Green Economy (ENS) But He Needs a Better High Speed Rail Commitment (New Republic via CHSRB) California’s High Speed Rail Authority Running Out of Money […]