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 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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