Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
9:28 AM PST on March 8, 2011
- Despite Transit-Rich Area, Trader Joe’s Pulls Out of Castro Over Parking (BAR)
- Muni Begins Project to Improve 5-Fulton Line (City Insider, SF Examiner)
- “Mechanical Problems” Slow Muni Metro Service (BCN via SF Appeal)
- Two Women Hurt in Crosswalk By Shuttle Bus Driver in Berkeley (CBS5)
- SF Examiner: “BART Board Plans to Oust GM Dorothy Dugger Despite Surplus”
- State Controller Issues Report Criticizing Calif. Redevelopment Agencies (AP via SF Gate)
- Jerry Brown’s Budget Allocates $63 Million for Cleaner Caltrans Vehicles (Calwatch)
- The “Disconnect” Between Bike Advocacy and Communities of Color (Pluraletantum via Bike Portland)
- Santa Rose Junior College to Join Other Schools in Raising Parking Fines (Press Democrat)
- Brookings, AlterNet, Dana Goldstein File Retorts to Times Sadik-Khan “Hit Piece” (via Sblog NY)
- Lawsuit Filed Over NY’s Prospect Park West Bike Lane (Streetsblog NY, NY Times)
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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