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Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
8:57 AM PDT on May 26, 2010
- Mayor Newsom Blasts TWU; Blames Union for Muni Service Cuts (SF Examiner)
- Mechanical Problems Cause More Delays for BART Passengers (SF Examiner)
- Study of Portland Bike Corrals Confirms Widespread Support from Businesses (Bike Portland)
- Charges Dropped Against Ex-Official in Toronto Cyclist’s Death (Toronto Star via Biking Toronto)
- Man Dies After Being Hit by Driver Near Concord Highway On-Ramp (BCN via CBS5)
- Crosswalks in New Divisadero St. Pedestrian Design “Make Little Sense” (BIKE NOPA)
- Are “Shrinking Cities” Really Growing Smaller, or Are They Sprawling
Out? (Switchboard) - Large Mixed-Used Development Proposed for Brisbane Baylands (Merc)
- Car Blog Jalopnik:
Indian Cities Won’t Be Able to Function With Millions of New Cars - SMART To Get $28 Million in State Funds for Maintenance Facility, Stations (Press Democrat)
- Women Who Bike Series Features Sunday Streets Coordinator Susan King (BIKE NOPA)
- UK Guardian: “Why Coffee, Cake and Cycling Make Natural Partners”
- UCLA Students Catch Flash Mob Fever in “30 Seconds of Awesome” (KTLA via Streetsblog LA)
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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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