Today’s Headlines
BART Fare Hikes, Cuts on the Table As Agency Grapples with Deficit (SF Examiner) Obama Appoints Federal Transit Administrator (TOW via Streetsblog.net) Speed Limit to Be Lowered on Section of Bay Bridge (SF Examiner) SFBG: SFPD’s Crackdowns and Shakedowns Fox Plaza Expansion Planned (SocketSite) Sprawl Development Shouldn’t Qualify as ‘Green Building’ (City of Lakes via … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:00 AM PDT on April 9, 2009
- BART Fare Hikes, Cuts on the Table As Agency Grapples with Deficit (SF Examiner)
- Obama Appoints Federal Transit Administrator (TOW via Streetsblog.net)
- Speed Limit to Be Lowered on Section of Bay Bridge (SF Examiner)
- SFBG: SFPD’s Crackdowns and Shakedowns
- Fox Plaza Expansion Planned (SocketSite)
- Sprawl Development Shouldn’t Qualify as ‘Green Building’ (City of Lakes via Switchboard)
- Spanish-speaking Residents Want Comment Period Extended for SJ-Merced HSR (CHSPR)
- Bicycling and Public Transit Starting to Change L.A. (Travelin’ Local)
- Ribbon-cutting, Grand Opening Planned for Two Silicon Valley Bike Bridges (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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