Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
8:51 AM PST on January 18, 2011
- Mayor Ed Lee: “We’re Behind on Modern Transportation and It’s Embarrassing” (KCBS)
- Lee to Ditch Newsom’s SUV: “It’s Such a Big Piece of…” (City Insider)
- SFMTA CEO Nat Ford Tells City Insider He’s Not Going Anywhere
- Muni Derailments at Green Division Rail Yard Raise Serious Concerns (SF Examiner)
- Muni’s On-Time Performance Drops (City Insider, SF Examiner)
- SFMTA Extends Clipper Card Deadline for Seniors, Youth (KCBS)
- BIKE NOPA: “Pedestrians First: Keep It Simple, Make it Absolute”
- Beyond Chron: “How Redevelopment Agencies Subvert Democracy”
- “Fierce Battle” Expected Over Plan to Eliminate Redevelopment Agencies (LA Times)
- Streetscape Project/Road Diet Approved for Palo Alto’s California Avenue (Mercury News)
- Woman Trying to Save Her Dog Hit, Killed by Two Drivers in Concord (SF Gate)
- Driver Who Evaded Tolls Sentenced to Life in Prison in China (NYT)
- Vote Expected This Week on Funding for Davenport-Watsonville Rail Line (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
- Gen Y: Not Enamored With Car Dependence (WSJ via Streetsblog NY)
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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