Today’s Headlines
State Budget Provision Could Delay SF to SJ High-Speed Rail, Jeopardize Stim Funds (Merc) High-Speed Rail Line Would Be a Boon For Bakersfield (Bakersfield Californian) Researchers Work on Ways for Drivers to Identify With Their Cars Even More (AP) Research Says Carpooling is the Fastest Way to Commute Along the Peninsula (Merc) State Reverses Plan … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:22 AM PDT on July 7, 2009
- State Budget Provision Could Delay SF to SJ High-Speed Rail, Jeopardize Stim Funds (Merc)
- High-Speed Rail Line Would Be a Boon For Bakersfield (Bakersfield Californian)
- Researchers Work on Ways for Drivers to Identify With Their Cars Even More (AP)
- Research Says Carpooling is the Fastest Way to Commute Along the Peninsula (Merc)
- State Reverses Plan to Allow Bicyclists on Trail Through Samual P. Taylor Park (Marin IJ)
- More on Santa Rosa City Council Member’s Attack While Riding a Popular Bike Trail (Press Democrat)
- Cyclist Body-Slammed By Officer Sues NYPD for $1.5 Million (NY Daily News)
- Downtown San Jose Merchants Worried About Development Plan (CBS5)
- Santa Rosa Facing Hundreds of ADA Violations (Press Democrat)
- Advice for Designing a Modern Streetcar Route (Exquisite Struggle via Streetsblog.net)
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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