Today’s Headlines
11-year-old Bicyclist Struck by Driver Near Diablo Middle School in Danville (Coco Times) Man Identified in Fatal Caltrain Collision (Merc) San Rafael Man Accused of Using His Minivan to Pin a Woman Against Another Car (Marin IJ) Plan Would Allow Solo Drivers in Some Bay Area Carpool Lanes for a $10 Toll (KCBS) But According … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:36 AM PDT on September 22, 2009
- 11-year-old Bicyclist Struck by Driver Near Diablo Middle School in Danville (Coco Times)
- Man Identified in Fatal Caltrain Collision (Merc)
- San Rafael Man Accused of Using His Minivan to Pin a Woman Against Another Car (Marin IJ)
- Plan Would Allow Solo Drivers in Some Bay Area Carpool Lanes for a $10 Toll (KCBS)
- But According to the Census, Fewer Americans Are Driving Solo to Work (NYT)
- MTA Proposes Painting Some Market Street Intersections Brick Red to Help Slow Drivers (City Insider)
- SFBG: “Everyone Hates” the MTA’s Taxi Plan
- Ken Garcia Loathes SF’s “Greedy, Cash-Hungry Transportation Planners”
- Marin Transit Begins Offering Daily, Weekly and Monthly Bus Passes (Marin IJ)
- High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Federal Funding Recommendations (CHSRB, Coco Times)
- HSRA Chair says Transbay Terminal Remains the Preferred Terminus Location (SF Examiner)
- Alleged Bicycle Thief Arrested in Napa After Punching Cyclist and Fleeing (Napa Valley Register)
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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