Today’s Headlines

9:18 AM PDT on July 15, 2009

Train Operators and Station Agents Union Votes to Reject BART Contract (SF Gate, ABC7)
Mercury News Op-Ed Argues California Must Find Long-Term Transit Funding Solution
New York Governor Picks Jay Walder to Head NY MTA (NYT, Post, Newsday, NY1)
SFMTA Board Votes 4-3 to Secure Catastrophe Insurance Coverage (SF Gate)
SF Supes Approve Plan to Install Parking Meters in Golden Gate Park (SF Examiner)
California Has 39 Competitors for High-Speed Rail Funding (CHSRB)
SMART Board Favors Heavier Rail Cars (Press Democrat)
High-Speed Rail "at Heart of UK Plan's" to Reduce Carbon Emissions (UK Guardian)
Four Development Options Proposed at Site of Former Menlo Park Cadillac Dealership (Merc)
Dangerous Stretch of Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Eyed for Improvements (Marin IJ)
Butte County Bicyclist Injured in Crash (ChicoEr.com)
UK Boy Loses Fight to Bicycle to School (Bike Radar)
Vélib Turns Two Today (World Streets 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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