Today’s Headlines
MTA Ready to Do Something About ARCO Station/Fell Street Bicyclist Hazard (BIKE NOPA) More on the MTA’s Parking Meter Study from SFBG, SF Gate, BCN via CBS5, The Snitch MTC Committee to Discuss Raising Tolls on Bay Area Bridges (BCN via CBS5) Hybrid Cars Too Quiet for Peds to Hear, So Auto Makers Will Add … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
8:55 AM PDT on October 14, 2009
- MTA Ready to Do Something About ARCO Station/Fell Street Bicyclist Hazard (BIKE NOPA)
- More on the MTA’s Parking Meter Study from SFBG, SF Gate, BCN via CBS5, The Snitch
- MTC Committee to Discuss Raising Tolls on Bay Area Bridges (BCN via CBS5)
- Hybrid Cars Too Quiet for Peds to Hear, So Auto Makers Will Add Noise (NYT)
- New Studies Cite Air Pollution for Increased Rates of Appendicitis and Ear Infections (LAT)
- Climate Change Document Suppressed by Bush Released (LAT)
- SF Bicyclist Narrowly Avoids Getting Hit by a Falling Tree During Storm (SFist)
- Maria Shriver Caught Driving While Talking on a Hand-Held Cell Phone (TMZ via Sac Bee, LAT)
- Support Growing for Federal Legislation to Ban Driver Cell Phone Use, Texting (LAT)
- Marin County Considers Hiking Planning and Building Fees (Marin IJ)
- Rejuiced Bike Concepts Turns Old Bicycle Parts Into Cool Bike Trailers (Bike Portland)
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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