Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
By
Bryan Goebel
9:07 AM PST on January 6, 2010
- Americans Drove Four Million Fewer Automobiles in 2009 (Globe and Mail via Planetizen)
- PCOs, Other Workers Plead to Keep Their Jobs Before MTA Board (City Insider)
- In Chron Op-Ed, Union Chief Claims Muni Driver Pay Has Been “Economical and Fair” (SF Gate)
- More on Muni Crash Involving 19-Polk Bus; What Can the Camera Tell? (SF Appeal, SF Gate)
- Rail Replacement Work to Get Underway This Weekend on L-Taraval Line (SF Examiner)
- Driver Hits Crossing Guard and Woman Near San Jose Elementary School (Merc)
- Sacramento RT Begins 1-Dollar a Day Parking at Three “Park-and-Ride” Lots (Sac Bee)
- Sacramento Plans for Transit-Friendly NBA Arena (Sac Bee)
- The World Bank Says It Will Invest in Urbanism (Citiwire)
- The Case Against Bike Paths in Los Angeles (Streetsblog LA)
More headlines 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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