Today’s Headlines
Obama’s Vision for High-Speed Rail in the U.S. (WSJ, NYT, Infrastructurist, Yglesias) Lots of Competition for HSR Funding But Calif. Has Advantage (SF Gate, CHSRB) Interior Sec Hears a “Resounding No” To Drilling for Oil Off Calif. Coast (SF Gate, LAT) EPA Takes First Step Toward Regulating CO2 Emissions (Sac Bee) SF Examiner: Muni’s T-Third … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
8:59 AM PDT on April 17, 2009
- Obama’s Vision for High-Speed Rail in the U.S. (WSJ, NYT, Infrastructurist, Yglesias)
- Lots of Competition for HSR Funding But Calif. Has Advantage (SF Gate, CHSRB)
- Interior Sec Hears a “Resounding No” To Drilling for Oil Off Calif. Coast (SF Gate, LAT)
- EPA Takes First Step Toward Regulating CO2 Emissions (Sac Bee)
- SF Examiner: Muni’s T-Third Line Not Living Up To Its Potential
- VTA May Avoid Deep Service Cuts, Layoffs, But Fare Hikes Likely (Merc)
- More Evidence Transit Is Good for Your Health (Transit Miami via Streetsblog.net)
- More on Yesterday’s Sunday Streets Press Conference (SF Gate)
- Corporate Sponsorships Will Barely Be Noticeable at Sunday Streets (SFBG)
- Report: Transpo Projects Key to Economic Prosperity in San Mateo County (Merc)
- Schwarzenegger to Speak at Detroit Automotive Engineers Convention (ENS)
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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