Today’s Headlines
Cyclist Remains Critical Following Hit-and-Run; Silver BMW Sought (Cyclelicio.us, KCBS, Merc) Rampaging Hit-and-Run Driver Faces Fremont Murder Charge (SF Gate) Supervisor Eric Mar Will Join Taxi Drivers To Protest MTA Medallion Plan (SFBG) Can State DOTs Implement Obama’s High-Speed Rail Plan? (Trains for America via Streetsblog.net) AVE Trains Having a “Profound Effect on Life” in … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
8:57 AM PDT on April 21, 2009
- Cyclist Remains Critical Following Hit-and-Run; Silver BMW Sought (Cyclelicio.us, KCBS, Merc)
- Rampaging Hit-and-Run Driver Faces Fremont Murder Charge (SF Gate)
- Supervisor Eric Mar Will Join Taxi Drivers To Protest MTA Medallion Plan (SFBG)
- Can State DOTs Implement Obama’s High-Speed Rail Plan? (Trains for America via Streetsblog.net)
- AVE Trains Having a “Profound Effect on Life” in Spain (WSJ via CHSRB)
- Muni Begins Posting Daily Service Reports (SF Gate)
- Seattle Light-Rail Service Will Start in July (Seattle PI)
- Contractors Invited to MTC, BART Meeting on Oakland Airport Connector (KCBS)
- Berkeley City Manager Corrects Chronicle Climate Action Plan Story (East Bay Express)
- Rolling Stop Bill Comes to a Halt in Oregon Statehouse (Hard Drive)
- The Impact of Bicyclists in U.S. Cities (Seattle PI via Planetizen)
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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