Today’s Headlines

• 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