Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:08 AM PDT on October 28, 2009
- Bay Bridge Closes Indefinitely After Steel Rods Snap Near S-Curve (SF Gate, Merc, ABC7, SF Appeal)
- BART Runs Longer Trains, Service and Cars, Stations Reported to be Crowded (Merc)
- California Transit Association Looks to Protect Transit Funds at Ballot Box (The Source)
- In Socal, OC Bus Riders Urge Transit Authority Not to Cut Their Routes (OC Register)
- 2010 Sunday Streets Routes May Include Western Addition, Alama Square and Nopa (BIKE NOPA)
- SF Supes Committee to Consider Purchasing Cable Car Artifacts (City Insider)
- “Visceral Reactions to Extending (SF) Parking Meter Hours” Present Difficult Challenge (SFBG)
- Better Market Street Trial “Easing Congestion and Improving Bike Travel” (BCN via KTVU)
- Six National Bills to Tell Your Congressperson to Support (MTR)
- Even Snug in Bed, You’re Not Safe From Out-of-Control Motorists (CNN)
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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