Today’s Headlines
J-Church LRV Collides with Historic Streetcar; Three Injured (SF Gate, SF Appeal) Deep Service Cuts, Fare Hikes Likely Back on Table In Light of Muni Operators’ Rejection (SF Exam) More on Mayor Newsom’s Efforts to Get Muni Operators to Reconsider (SF Gate) The Snitch Gets Reaction on the TWU Vote from Former Supes Prez Aaron … Continued
By
Bryan Goebel
9:05 AM PST on February 18, 2010
- J-Church LRV Collides with Historic Streetcar; Three Injured (SF Gate, SF Appeal)
- Deep Service Cuts, Fare Hikes Likely Back on Table In Light of Muni Operators’ Rejection (SF Exam)
- More on Mayor Newsom’s Efforts to Get Muni Operators to Reconsider (SF Gate)
- The Snitch Gets Reaction on the TWU Vote from Former Supes Prez Aaron Peskin
- Merc: “BART’s $70 Million Loss in Airport Connector Funds is Boon for Transit Agencies”
- Cyclist “Taking Up the Entire Lane” Killed by Driver in Covelo (Redwood Times)
- Taxi Driver Who Injured Bicyclist at Fell/Masonic Not Cited (BIKE NOPA)
- TIGER Grant to Help Build Portland’s First Two-Way Cycle Track (Bike Portland)
- North America’s Biggest Year-Round Bike-Share Debuts in Mexico City (Bike-Sharing Blog)
- Palo Alto Requests More Time to Review High-Speed Rail (Merc)
- MTC Pledges to Help SMART Find Money for Larkspur to Cloverdale Line (Marin IJ, BCN via CBS5)
- Tom Vanderbilt: Making Toyotas Safer Is Easy; Making Safer Drivers is the Tough Part (Slate)
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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