Day: January 4, 2012

In a landslide (er, eight-vote) victory over former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucus last night, Mitt Romney solidified his lead over the rag-tag field of GOP nominees. He also took an opportunity, the day before the caucus, to make a tired old argument against public support of passenger rail service.

Sometimes we need a study to tell us what we all know, because no matter how glaring the evidence — smoking is bad for you, the Earth is getting warmer — you’ll have your detractors.

SFMTA Creating Working Group to Develop Plan to Fund Biking, Transit Improvements (SFGate) The Bay Citizen Debates the Issue of Muni Stop Consolidation At the Top of SF Examiner‘s Wish List for the New Year: Improve Muni’s On-Time Performance Oakland Airport Connector Begins Construction Despite Criticism (SF Examiner) SF Examiner Highlights the Financial Savings in Driving Less and … Continued