Today’s Headlines
Santa Monica to “Embrace Bold Experiment” with Parking Meters (LAT) Chuck Nevius: “SF a Dangerous City for Careless Pedestrians” (SF Gate) Maria Shriver Apologizes for Breaking California’s Cell Phone Law (ABC7, Sac Bee) More on Potential Toll Increases for Bay Area Bridges (SF Gate, Oakland Tribune, KCBS) Caltrans to Try to Slow Drivers Down on … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:08 AM PDT on October 15, 2009
- Santa Monica to “Embrace Bold Experiment” with Parking Meters (LAT)
- Chuck Nevius: “SF a Dangerous City for Careless Pedestrians” (SF Gate)
- Maria Shriver Apologizes for Breaking California’s Cell Phone Law (ABC7, Sac Bee)
- More on Potential Toll Increases for Bay Area Bridges (SF Gate, Oakland Tribune, KCBS)
- Caltrans to Try to Slow Drivers Down on Bay Bridge S-Curve Following Crash (SF Gate, ABC7)
- Malibu Residents Work to Slow Drivers on Pacific Coast Highway (Malibu Times)
- To Make Walkable Nabes More Affordable, Build More of Them (Switchboard via Streetsblog.net)
- Crosswalk Improvements Slated for Two San Anselmo Intersections (Marin IJ)
- Aqua and Coral-Colored Streetcar to Join F-Line Fleet (Market Street Railway)
- Metrolink Pays Out More than $30 Million in Crash Settlements (LAT)
- BART Official Explains Why There’s No Bike Cars (SF Appeal)
- Are Banks Roadblocks to Walkable Developments and Livable Cities? (SLC Tribune)
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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