Today’s Headlines
Caltrans Wants to Replace Menlo Park Ped/Bike Bridge to Expand Highway (Cyclelicio.us) Peninsula Transit Ridership Continues to Rise (KCBS) AnsaldoBreda Gets Extension on LA MTA Contract Despite Troubles (LAT) LA Times: “Ethanol Investors Try to Derail Calif.’s Carbon-Emissions Proposal” Obama Administration to Raise Fuel Efficiency by 2 Miles Per Gallon (AP) Breaking the Shock-to-Trance Cycle of … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:03 AM PDT on March 27, 2009
- Caltrans Wants to Replace Menlo Park Ped/Bike Bridge to Expand Highway (Cyclelicio.us)
- Peninsula Transit Ridership Continues to Rise (KCBS)
- AnsaldoBreda Gets Extension on LA MTA Contract Despite Troubles (LAT)
- LA Times: “Ethanol Investors Try to Derail Calif.’s Carbon-Emissions Proposal”
- Obama Administration to Raise Fuel Efficiency by 2 Miles Per Gallon (AP)
- Breaking the Shock-to-Trance Cycle of the U.S. Auto Market (Room for Debate)
- Orange County Reduces Toll Road Rates (LAT)
- Oakland Group Gets Grant to Study Diesel Emissions (BCN via CBS5)
- Coastal Commission Approves Valet Parking in Capitola Village (Merc)
- Cost of BART Shooting Investigation Doubles (BCN via CBS5, Merc)
- Sharing Stories of Transit Heroes (Seattle Transit Blog 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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