Today’s Headlines
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By
Bryan Goebel
9:02 AM PDT on October 23, 2009
- Is it Time to Consolidate Bay Area Transit? MTC Launches $2.5 Million Study (SF Gate)
- It’s the End of Car Culture as We Know It (NYT)
- Ribbon Cutting Held for South San Francisco Bridge That Will Close Gap in Bay Trail (SM Daily Journal)
- Feinstein Backs Transbay Terminal Site for High-Speed Rail (City Insider)
- PR Firm Tied to Schwarzenegger Drops Bid for HSR Contract (LAT)
- SamTrans to Outfit Vehicles with GPS; Riders to Get Real-Time Data (Oak Tribune)
- BART Directors Award Contract to Ex-Bakery Associate Against Staff Recommendation (Oak Tribune)
- LA MTA Approves Long-Range Transportation Plan (Streetsblog LA)
- Bicycle Thefts are Up in Alameda; Police Urge Cyclists to Lock Up Properly (Coco Times)
- He’s 92 Years Old and Still Riding His Trike (Change Your Life, Ride a Bike)
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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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