Today’s Headlines
Bicyclist in Critical Condition After Hit-and-Run Crash in Watsonville (Merc) Driver Charged with Intentionally Running Down Cyclist in Portland (Bike Portland) Caltrain Service Changes Go into Effect Today (NBC 11) Media News Editorial Blasts High-Speed Rail Project, Calls It “Highly Questionable” Planner Considers a Less Car Dependent Napa County (North Bay Business Journal) Chronicle Op-Ed: … Continued
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Bryan Goebel
9:07 AM PDT on August 31, 2009
- Bicyclist in Critical Condition After Hit-and-Run Crash in Watsonville (Merc)
- Driver Charged with Intentionally Running Down Cyclist in Portland (Bike Portland)
- Caltrain Service Changes Go into Effect Today (NBC 11)
- Media News Editorial Blasts High-Speed Rail Project, Calls It “Highly Questionable”
- Planner Considers a Less Car Dependent Napa County (North Bay Business Journal)
- Chronicle Op-Ed: Californians Must Urge Elected Leaders to Allow More Sustainable Development
- New Growth Projections for Bay Area Predict 1.7 Million New Residents by 2035 (Merc)
- Lawsuit Challenges Novato Narrows Road Widening Project (Marin IJ)
- A Few Dozen “Green” PCO Vehicles Can’t Handle San Francisco’s Steep Topography (SF Examiner)
- CNET Writer Examines Transit Data Ownership Issues in NY, SF and Portland
- Highway Safety Organization Backs Texting Ban (AP via SF Gate)
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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