Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Bryan Goebel
8:25 AM PDT on August 19, 2011
- 4-year-old Boy in Crosswalk Near SR School Hit, “Gravely” Injured by Driver (Press Democrat)
- More Coverage of SF’s 15 mph School Zone Announcement From SF Appeal, SF Exam, City Insider
- Man Sentenced to Two Years for Hit-and-Run Killing of Martinez Bicyclist (Coco Times)
- Fairfield Cyclist Critically Injured in Crash; Cops say He Ran Right Light (BCN via Dixon Patch)
- Driver Hits Cyclist on Tiburon Boulevard; In “Good Condition” at Hospital (Marin IJ)
- Caltrain to Ditch Amtrak, Get New Operator (SF Examiner, SF Gate, SM Daily Journal)
- Taiwanese Animators’ Take on BART, Anonymous Protests (SF Gate via Muni Diaries)
- Muni Diaries Seeks Clarity on SFMTA’s Broken Clipper Card Machines Policy on Buses
- 700,000 American Households Have No Car, No Transit Access (Transpo Nation via Sblog NY)
- Portland City Council Approves Nearly $8 Million in Biking and Walking Projects (Bike Portland)
- Inner Sunset Bike Thief Strikes Again, This Time in Cole Valley (SF Weekly)
- Norcal Bike Expo Rolls Into Santa Rosa This Weekend (Press Democrat)
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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