Today’s Headlines
CO2 Emissions Declined By 2.8 Percent in 2008; Higher Gas Prices Cited (SF Gate) Environmental Groups Fight Chevron Refinery Expansion in Richmond (ABC7) Pedestrian Killed on Highway 101 in Santa Rosa (Press Democrat) Toronto Prioritizes Peds Even as Drivers Continue to Buy Cars (Toronto Sun via Planetizen) Can Stop Signs Calm Traffic? (Newtown Streets via … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:02 AM PDT on May 21, 2009
- CO2 Emissions Declined By 2.8 Percent in 2008; Higher Gas Prices Cited (SF Gate)
- Environmental Groups Fight Chevron Refinery Expansion in Richmond (ABC7)
- Pedestrian Killed on Highway 101 in Santa Rosa (Press Democrat)
- Toronto Prioritizes Peds Even as Drivers Continue to Buy Cars (Toronto Sun via Planetizen)
- Can Stop Signs Calm Traffic? (Newtown Streets via Streetsblog.net)
- California Among Top Four States with the Worst U.S. Drivers (ABC News)
- Planning Commission Set to Vote on Plan to Revive Balboa Park Area (SF Gate)
- Charter Amendment Introduced to Reduce Pay for Muni Drivers (SF Examiner)
- SMART Rail Project Facing $155 Million Deficit (Marin IJ)
- VTA Experiments with Solar Power (Merc)
- Largest U.S. Bicycle Share Program Could Happen in Minneapolis (Daily Planet)
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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