Today’s Headlines
Muni’s Streetcar #1 to Undergo $1.9 Million Renovation (SF Gate) Oakland Planning Commission to Consider Changing Zoning Rules (SF Gate) What Makes People Afraid of Urbanism? (TOW via Streetsblog.net) Fog City Journal: “Newsom Allies Maneuver to Appoint Mazzola to GG Bridge Commish” Public Meeting on Presidio Main Post Canceled (SF Gate, SF Citizen) BAAQMD Offers … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
8:59 AM PDT on April 14, 2009
- Muni’s Streetcar #1 to Undergo $1.9 Million Renovation (SF Gate)
- Oakland Planning Commission to Consider Changing Zoning Rules (SF Gate)
- What Makes People Afraid of Urbanism? (TOW via Streetsblog.net)
- Fog City Journal: “Newsom Allies Maneuver to Appoint Mazzola to GG Bridge Commish”
- Public Meeting on Presidio Main Post Canceled (SF Gate, SF Citizen)
- BAAQMD Offers Grants to Reduce Diesel Pollution (BCN via KRON)
- Obama Boasts of 2,000 Stim-Funded Transportation Projects (WaPo)
- Orange County Protesters Stage Mock Funeral for Public Transit (OCRegister)
- LA City Council Revises LAPD Speeding Policy (LAT)
- San Jose Bicycle Shop Owner Dreams of Bicycle Museum/Beer Garden (Merc)
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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