Today’s Headlines

Obama Administration Wants Safety Oversight of Subways and Light Rail (NYT, Reuters) Man Arrested in Tenderloin Stabbing Considered Suspect in Stabbing of Boy on Muni Bus (CBS5) N-Judah Rail Replacement Project Delayed; Shuttle Buses Still Running (SF Gate) Wired: “Why Portland’s Mass Transit Rocks” SF Struggles to Find Money to Repair and Maintain Its Deteriorating … Continued

By Bryan Goebel

8:51 AM PST on November 16, 2009

Obama Administration Wants Safety Oversight of Subways and Light Rail (NYT, Reuters)
Man Arrested in Tenderloin Stabbing Considered Suspect in Stabbing of Boy on Muni Bus (CBS5)
N-Judah Rail Replacement Project Delayed; Shuttle Buses Still Running (SF Gate)
Wired: “Why Portland’s Mass Transit Rocks”
SF Struggles to Find Money to Repair and Maintain Its Deteriorating Streets (SF Examiner)
Santa Cruz to Buy Union Pacific Rail Line But Passenger Service Still Far Off (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
15-year-old Bicyclist Injured in Santa Rosa Crash Involving a Fire Truck (Press Democrat)
SF to Pay $1.75 Million to Family of Woman Killed by DPW Driver Last Year (SF Examiner)
Fair Oaks and Sunrise Boulevards Among Most Dangerous for Peds in Sacramento Area (Sac Bee)
Walkable Communities: The Key to Reducing Demand for Energy (TNR)
More on San Jose’s Bike Plan, Which Goes before the City Council Tomorrow (Merc)
VTA Towers Develoment to Be Considered by SJ Planning Commission This Week (Merc)

Bryan Goebel

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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