Today’s Headlines
Small Group of Peninsula NIMBYs Seem Intent on Killing HSR (Palo Alto Daily, ABC7) But They Should Take a Look at Grade Separations in Some European Cities (CHSRB) Caltrain Releases New Ticket Book; Makes Some Schedule Adjustments (Merc) FRA Easing Light Rail Restrictions for Diesel Multiple Units? (Cap’n Transit) $50 Million Lawsuit Filed Over BART … Continued
March 3, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART to SJ Would End at Berryessa; Downtown Extension Delayed (Merc, Transbay Blog, VTA Watch) Palo Alto City Council to Consider Comments on HSR (CHSRB) Top Officials’ Rampant Abuse of State Car Program (LAT) Gas Prices May Be Low But Californians Still Aren’t Using as Much (Sac Bee) San Jose Police Investige Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run … Continued
March 2, 2009
Oakland Cyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run Breathing on His Own
Last week, I wrote about an Oakland cyclist, Brandon Thomas, who was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on San Pablo near 55th Street. We got an email update on his condition from his mother, Stella Thomas:
February 27, 2009
Streetsblog is Looking for Interns
We've got a lot of important work to accomplish at Streetsblog San Francisco. As traditional mainstream media continues to suffer, Streetsblog will play a vital role in keeping the citizenry informed and putting the heat on the MTA, the MTC, the Mayor, the Supes and other agencies to dramatically improve conditions for bicyclists, pedestrians and public transit riders in the Bay Area.
February 27, 2009
Today’s Headlines
BART Board Will Not Raise Fares This Year to Balance Its Budget (KCBS) And It’s Questioning the Independent Shooting Investigation (Merc, ABC7) NIMBY Complaints Over Peninsula HSR Line Continue (CHSRB, VTA Watch) Sausalito Launches Study on How to Improve Bike Facilities (Marin IJ) Bike, Pedestrian Improvements Planned on Palo Alto’s Oregon Expressway (Palo Alto Daily) … Continued
February 27, 2009
Today’s Headlines
New York Is Getting a Trial Car-Free Broadway. Why Can’t SF Do This? (Streetsblog) Virgin’s Richard Branson Expresses an Interest in California’s HSR Line (CHSRB) Who’s Competing for High-Speed Rail Grants? (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net) GM Nosedive Continues Unabated (NYT) BART Board to Get Update on Shooting Investigation and Discuss Budget Cuts (ABC7, CBS5) Boy … Continued
February 26, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Obama Calls for Carbon Cap, Fuel-Efficient Cars in Address to Congress (Grist) Muni Begins Prepping Fast Pass Users for a July Fare Hike (SFist) SF Supes Okay Launching TA Study on a Car-Free Market Street (SF Gate) More on the SFBC’s “Big 56” Campaign to Move the Bike Plan Forward (SFBG) Talks Begin on Building … Continued
February 25, 2009
Today’s Headlines
Should the Bay Area Implement Its Own Gas Tax to Fund Transit? (HSRB) The Transbay Blog Adds Up the STA Fund Losses to Bay Area Transit Agencies Why the Auto Industry Bailout is Doomed (Boston Herald via Hugh Bartling) SF Supe Urges Port Commission to Study Northern Waterfront (SF Gate) More on the Cuts at … Continued
February 24, 2009
What’s Next for the TEP?
Bashing Muni, an agency that has been historically underfunded, is a
San Francisco pastime. Riders are used to break downs, delays and general unreliability. Could all that be about to change?
February 23, 2009