Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:03 AM PDT on October 21, 2009
- MTA Board Listens to Three Hours of Testimony on Parking Study (BCN via KTVU, SF Examiner)
- Beyond Chron: “Politics Battles Policy at MTA on Parking Meters”
- MTA Director Oka Predicts “Enhanced Meter Enforcement” Will Happen in SF (The Snitch)
- 91-year-old Hit-and-Run Driver Will Not Be Charged for Injuring Bicyclist (Press Democrat)
- Presidio Boulevard Reopening to Cars Today; Study Ends Early (SF Gate)
- Repaving of JFK Drive Finally Set to Begin in Golden Gate Park (BIKE NOPA)
- Sonoma County Supervisors Approve Paving SR Creek Trail (Press Democrat)
- Low-Income Housing Planned Near Balboa BART Station (SF Examiner)
- New Bike Trail Set to Open in Socal’s Moreno Valley (Press Enterprise)
- Arts in Storefronts Project to Begin on Market Street Friday (SF Examiner)
- Benicia and Vallejo Consider Transit Consolidation (Transbay Blog)
- Jaywalking Crackdowns Don’t Make Peds Safer (Car-Free in Big D via Streetsblog.net)
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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