Today’s Headlines

9:18 AM PDT on March 17, 2011

D.C. Post Now Seems Unlikely for SFMTA Chief Nat Ford (WaPo, SF Examiner)
Ford's Future at the SFMTA is Uncertain (SF Gate)
House Republicans Respond to Rising Gas Prices By Trying to Gut Emission Standards (SF Gate)
SMART Proposes to Close Shortfall at Expense of Bike and Ped Projects (Marin IJ)
More on SMART's Budget Troubles from the Press Democrat
Proposal to Close GG, McLaren Parks at Night Stalled (SF Examiner)
Driver Strikes, Injures Blind Couple Walking in Santa Rosa Crosswalk (Press Democrat)
APTA Asks for Delay on Rolling Out Rail Collision Avoidance System (LA Times)
Long Beach Bike Advocate Mark Bixby Killed in Plane Crash (Biking In L.A. via Sblog 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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