Judge Poses Questions to Attorneys on Eve of Final Bike Injunction Hearing
On the eve of what bicyclists, advocates and SFMTA officials hope will be the final hearing to consider fully lifting the city's bike injunction, a San Francisco judge issued a list of questions for the attorneys involved in the four-year-old case without giving any indication of how soon he'll rule.
June 21, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Low Expectations for High-Speed Rail at NYU Conference (Streetsblog NY) California HSR Bidding Could Begin in Late 2011 (Biz Journal via Infrastructurist) LA Times: “A High-Speed Zip Across Europe by Train” Software Called “Fleet Focus” Will Track SF City Vehicle Usage (SF Examiner) Central Subway Construction Will Mean End of SOMA Gas Station (SF Examiner) … Continued
June 21, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Spokesperson for Oakland Mayor Named New MTA Communications Director (City Insider) Hit-and-Run Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Running Down Four Bicyclists (ABC7, BCN via CBS5) City and Neighbors Begin Planning Process on a Better Masonic (BIKE NOPA) New BART Police Chief Rides the System to “Raise Visibility” (BCN via CBS5) Mayor Newsom Named “Clean Vehicle … Continued
June 18, 2010
Michael Rhodes Leaving Streetsblog for a Bright Urban Planning Career
It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Michael Rhodes, our stalwart transit reporter over the last year who has created a daily drumbeat about Muni and other transit operators, is leaving us to pursue a career in urban planning. He'll be getting his master's degree in city planning at UC Berkeley starting this fall and, while we're very proud of him for advancing to that stage, we're going to miss him, as I assume you will too.
June 17, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Eighteen Percent of SFMTA Employees Earned More than $100k in 2009 (SF Examiner) Chron Editorial: “Muni Contract Talks a Political Train Wreck” Examiner Editorial Blasts Operators for Refusing Concessions The Snitch: “Push to Organize SF Transit Riders Proving Difficult” Another Distraction for Drivers: Digital License Plates with Advertising (CBS5) GG Bridge District Chief Resigns to … Continued
June 17, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Obama: Ask Not What You Can Do to Wean Your Country Off Fossil Fuels (NYT, Grist) San Ramon-Based Chevron Responsible for Utah Pipeline Spill (SF Gate) But the Company’s CEO Still Tries to Distance Chevron from BP (SF Gate) Protest Scheduled Outside Oakland Gas Station Following Arco Action in SF (SFBG) Truck Driver Hits, Injures … Continued
June 16, 2010
Today’s Headlines
In Wake of Operator Vote, Muni Cuts Won’t Be Rolled Back This Year (SF Examiner, City Insider, KCBS) AC Transit Asks for $15 Million in Concessions from Its Operators (Bay Citizen) ABC7 Reports on Thieves Who are Running Shell Games on Some Muni Buses Mayor Newsom to Unveil Sit/Lie Ballot Measure Before Board of Supes … Continued
June 15, 2010
Today’s Headlines
More on Muni Operators Rejecting Concessions from SF Gate, Merc, CBS5 Matier & Ross: “BART Spending $800,000 to Define Three Words” Few City Department Heads Taking Pay Cuts; SFMTA Chief Is, Though (SF Gate) SUV Driver Crashes Into Teahouse in the Castro; Three Injured (ABC7, SF Examiner) 87-year-old Man Walking to Get His Mail Killed … Continued
June 14, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Muni Union Set to Vote Today on Labor Concessions (City Insider) BART Directors Approve Budget with No Fare Increases or Service Cuts (SF Gate, Merc, KCBS) How to Revive Oakland’s Economy? Student Suggests Streetcar Line (SF Gate) Living in the O: “Berkeley City Council Coming Around on BRT” New Hybrid Buses Set to Roll Out … Continued
June 11, 2010
Today’s Headlines
Senate Mischief May Cripple EPA’s Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases (NYT) Happy Ending for SF Autistic Girl Whose Tandem Bike Was Stolen (SF Gate) “Perplexing Decisions” Involving Caltrain and High-Speed Rail (Merc) HSR Opponents Pack Bakersfield Meeting (Bakersfield.com) SF Arts Commission Narrows List of Artists for Central Subway Project (SF Examiner) Pedestrian Injured by Driver … Continued
June 10, 2010