Todays’ Headlines
LaHood’s Transpo Bill Delay Like a “Bomb Being Dropped” on Oberstar’s Committee (AP, NYT) High-Speed Railing Funding will Be Doled Out Starting in September (AFP) But CHSRB Says Funding Criteria is “Fuzzy”; Political Clout will Help First High-Speed Commuter Rail Service Makes Debut in Britain (Guardian UK) Bay Area Transit Agencies Won’t Use Stim Funds … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:05 AM PDT on June 18, 2009
- LaHood’s Transpo Bill Delay Like a “Bomb Being Dropped” on Oberstar’s Committee (AP, NYT)
- High-Speed Railing Funding will Be Doled Out Starting in September (AFP)
- But CHSRB Says Funding Criteria is “Fuzzy”; Political Clout will Help
- First High-Speed Commuter Rail Service Makes Debut in Britain (Guardian UK)
- Bay Area Transit Agencies Won’t Use Stim Funds for Operations (SF Examiner)
- ABC7 I-Team: Nearly 200 SF Taxi Drivers Don’t Have Valid Driver’s Licenses
- Novato School District Ends Bus Service to Help Deal with Deficit (AP via CBS5)
- City of San Anselmo Dealing with a Parking Meter Vandal (Marin IJ)
- Caltrans: Best Way to Relieve “Orange Crush” is Highway Widening (OC Register)
- Debunking “Community” Arguments Against Bike Lanes (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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