Bryan Goebel
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.
Recent Posts
Commentary: SF Needs an Interim Mayor Who’s a Leader, Not a Caretaker
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There are a number of highly qualified people on the list of candidates to be the next mayor of San Francisco, and the Board of Supervisors could embark on a nomination process beginning today. What has become abundantly clear to me is that the person replacing Mayor Gavin Newsom should not be a caretaker, but […]
New SFMTA Board Nominee Could Face Uphill Battle for Confirmation
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One of the prevailing questions surrounding yesterday’s nomination of Leona Bridges to the SFMTA Board of Directors — a vacancy the Mayor’s Office has struggled to fill for seven months — is whether she can drum up the six necessary votes on the Board of Supervisors for confirmation, under the current board or the new […]
San Francisco to Get Five Green Bike Boxes on Market Street
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As part of its “Calm the Safety Zone” project, the SFMTA plans to install five green bike boxes on Market Street at intersections that currently have bike lanes, bringing to seven the total number of bike boxes in San Francisco. Bike advocates urged the SFMTA to install them quickly and focus on a continuous ribbon […]
Driver of UCSF Shuttle Bus Hits and Kills Pedestrian in Tenderloin Crosswalk
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Surveillance video from a Tenderloin market shows that a 65-year-old woman was in the crosswalk on Geary Boulevard and Leavenworth Street Wednesday afternoon and clearly had the right-of-way when the driver of a UCSF shuttle bus loaded with passengers struck and killed her. Suman Dhakal, who works at Star Market Liquor and Deli on the […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, learn the untold history of Market Street, join a discussion about the future of federal transportation funding and then explore the rich labor history of San Francisco by bike. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: Learn about the unknown history of Market Street and how the past is helping to […]
Help Us Build a Better, Sustainable Blog: Take the Streetsblog Reader Survey
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Who are you, why do you read Streetsblog San Francisco and what do you care about? Those three key questions are at the heart of a short and easy questionnaire we’ve put together for our readers. It only takes a few minutes and will do a world of good for Streetsblog San Francisco. Collecting this […]
SFMTA Approves Four New Bike Corrals
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An SFMTA hearing officer has approved four new bike corrals that will be installed of front of Mike’s Bikes in SoMa, Timbuk2 in Hayes Valley, the Butler and the Chef restaurant in South Park and Thieves Tavern/Box Dog Bikes on 14th Street. A total of four parking spaces will be converted into on-street parking for […]
Plan Would Improve Sidewalk Conditions for N-Judah Riders in Cole Valley
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A plan [pdf] to widen the sidewalks and install transit bulbs on Carl Street at Cole and Stanyan is headed to the SFMTA Board after being approved at an engineering hearing this morning, though not without controversy. Even though it would significantly enhance safety and convenience for passengers at all three stops, and improve dwell […]
Give Your Line Some Love: Enter GOOD Magazine’s Best Bus Route Contest
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While many Americans may not think riding a bus is the sexiest form of transportation, the reality is that a majority of public transit trips in the U.S. are taken by bus. The numbers are even higher in the Bay Area. Every one of the hundreds of thousands of passengers who boarded a bus in […]
SFMTA Releases Bus Stop Consolidation Plan
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The SFMTA has released a much-anticipated bus stop consolidation plan [pdf] and while it is only in the planning stages and will take a concerted outreach effort to pass, the agency is finally publicly embracing a measure long pushed by transit advocates as an inexpensive way to speed up the system and make it more […]
SFMTA Transit Director Predicts Better Muni Metro Service in Coming Months
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The series of frustrating and consistent delays that have plagued the Muni Metro system for the last few months have been narrowed to three causes that SFMTA Transit Director John Haley told the SFMTA Board yesterday have mostly been fixed for now. Still, according to Haley, it’s “too early to declare victory” on a problem […]
San Mateo County to Update Bike Plan for First Time in 11 Years
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In parts of San Mateo County, a quiet street with a bike lane can abruptly lead a bicyclist onto a dangerous six-lane traffic sewer with no bike infrastructure or wayfinding signs. Pedaling over a highway overpass or traveling to and from Caltrain can also be a daunting trip. “You find stretches where it’s good and […]