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
SFMTA Board Debates Mode Shift Goal at Workshop
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SFMTA Chief Nat Ford presented his “State of the SFMTA” [pdf] report to the board of directors at a special workshop today, a mostly glowing assessment of the past few years but one that acknowledged the pains of its funding crises and the many challenges the agency faces as it looks to the future. It […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, the AC Transit Board of Directors considers service reductions while the SFMTA Board gets a year end report. End the week by attending a workshop on greening your street and then get a fascinating bike tour of the city’s sewer system. Here the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Tuesday: The SFMTA Board holds […]
SFCTA Board Meeting
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Agenda.
SF Board of Supes Meeting
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Agendas.
BART Board Meeting
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Board agenda.
SPUR DIY Workshop: How to Green Your Street
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In this DIY workshop, learn how to green your neighborhood’s street medians and sidewalks. Join us for an informational session from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on how to organize your neighbors, decide on a site, pick the right plants and navigate the permit process. With Gillian Gillett of the San Jose/Guerrero Neighborhood Coalition, Flora […]
SPUR Forum: GreenTRIP
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GreenTRIP is a new certification program that rewards residential in-fill projects that help reduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. To get certification, developments must be located near transit stops or stations in walkable neighborhoods and apply traffic-reduction strategies such as offering discounted transit passes or car-sharing memberships to residents. Learn about the program with Ann […]
Sewer History Bike Tour and Art Party
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Who: A group of sewer historians, stormwater experts, artists and visionaries. What: A two day event featuring a panel discussion of the water history of San Francisco, a bicycle tour with sewer highlights, and an art party to celebrate water, our streets, and everything in between. When: Tour preview: 7pm Wed. Sept 22 […]
Scenes from PARK(ing) Day 2010 in San Francisco
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From the Mission to SoMa to Hayes Valley to the Richmond District, people all over San Francisco reclaimed space otherwise reserved for private automobile storage today, transforming them into spaces for people for (PARK)ing Day, a livable streets holiday of sorts celebrated worldwide. The gray weather and humid, misty air didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. “It’s […]
PARK(ing) and Parklet Day: Reclaiming the Curb for People
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Tomorrow, at locations all over the Bay Area, people will reclaim the curb for PARK(ing) Day and re-imagine slices of the urban landscape usually reserved for automobile parking. It will also mark a milestone for San Francisco’s groundbreaking Pavement to Parks program, as the interagency effort to transform parking spaces into parklets shifts focus to […]
Advocates: CityPlace EIR Highlights Need for Level of Service Reform
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At the heart of the San Francisco Planning Department’s 328-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for CityPlace, sustainable transportation advocates have pinpointed one glaring flaw. In assessing the impacts of new off-street retail parking, the environmental analysis [pdf] concludes that building a 167-space garage will have the same effect on traffic as building no garage […]
Girlfriend of Driver Charged with Killing SF Bicyclist Still Being Investigated
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The girlfriend of a drunk driver charged with killing a 22-year-old bicyclist on Masonic Avenue a month ago is still being investigated for allegedly taking over the wheel and fleeing the scene after the crash, though a spokesperson for District Attorney Kamala Harris said a decision has not been made on whether she’ll be charged. […]