Today’s Headlines
Bicycle Bridge at Site of Fatal Crash Over Highway 101 Years Away (San Mateo Daily Journal) El Sobrante Man Charged in Hit-and-Run Death of Bicyclist Pleads Not Guilty (Merc) Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Jogger in the Bike Lane in San Ramon (BCN via CBS5) San Carlos City Council Member Omar Ahmad Appointed to SamTrans Board (Merc) … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:18 AM PST on December 22, 2009
- Bicycle Bridge at Site of Fatal Crash Over Highway 101 Years Away (San Mateo Daily Journal)
- El Sobrante Man Charged in Hit-and-Run Death of Bicyclist Pleads Not Guilty (Merc)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Jogger in the Bike Lane in San Ramon (BCN via CBS5)
- San Carlos City Council Member Omar Ahmad Appointed to SamTrans Board (Merc)
- BART Riders Now Have Wireless Service in the Transbay Tube (SF Gate)
- Overnight Bay Bridge Repairs Could be Finished by New Year’s (KCBS)
- Potrero Hill Housing Project Would Reestablish the Grid (Curbed SF via Pedestrianist)
- Red-Light Cameras Yield Up to 500 Tickets in San Rafael (Marin IJ)
- SFBC’s Good Roads Campaign Makes the Streets Smoother and Safer for Bicyclists (BIKE NOPA)
- SF Mayor Awards Grants for Sidewalk Improvements, Permeable Landscaping, Gardens (SF Examiner)
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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