Today’s Headlines
Chronicle Coverage of 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza (SF Gate) SF Appeal: “MTA Sting Nets Disabled Parking Abusers” SF Fire Investigators Probe Series of Car Torchings (SF Gate, SFist) Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen) Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP) Plans for New Southern Santa Clara County … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:11 AM PDT on May 12, 2009
- Chronicle Coverage of 17th Street Pedestrian Plaza (SF Gate)
- SF Appeal: “MTA Sting Nets Disabled Parking Abusers”
- SF Fire Investigators Probe Series of Car Torchings (SF Gate, SFist)
- Americans Still See Cars as #1 Household Necessity (Toll Roads News via Planetizen)
- Build More Parking, Says Parking Lobby (AP)
- Plans for New Southern Santa Clara County City Shelved (Merc)
- The Greatest Threat to the Planet? Try Cul-de-Sacs (Net Density via Streetsblog.net)
- Berkeley’s David Brower Center Opens (Greenorati)
- State Legislator Wants More Funding for Bicycle Trail Maintenance (SC Signal)
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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