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
You’re Making Us GO! Thank You for Helping Us Reach Our July 1 Goal
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Last month, we made an urgent appeal for your support because the future of Streetsblog San Francisco was in jeopardy. I’m happy to announce today that readers, advocates and business leaders responded, and we met our July 1 goal! Your contributions will keep Streetsblog SF moving forward in 2010. Our work is far from over, […]
New Sharrows on Sutter and Post Streets Not Popular with Cyclists
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A bicyclist makes her way up Sutter Street just after the evening commute. Photos by Bryan Goebel. Pedaling up Sutter Street toward Leavenworth from his dentist’s office during the height of the Wednesday evening commute, Dan Nunes is riding in the transit-only lane for his bike trip home, despite the new sharrows recently painted in […]
The Legal Delays Continue in San Francisco’s Bike Injunction Saga
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Rob Anderson, the man who stopped San Francisco’s Bike Plan, and his attorney, Mary Miles, leave the courthouse after today’s hearing. Photo: Bryan Goebel Without playing his hand, a San Francisco Superior Court judge today gave the attorneys involved in Rob Anderson’s lawsuit against San Francisco’s Bike Plan three weeks to draft orders for how […]
Judge Poses Questions to Attorneys on Eve of Final Bike Injunction Hearing
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All eyes will be on the courthouse tomorrow for some hint of when the bike injunction will be lifted. Photo: Mansley 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 […]
Today’s Headlines
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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) […]
Michael Rhodes Leaving Streetsblog for a Bright Urban Planning Career
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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 […]
An Urgent Appeal: Streetsblog San Francsico Needs Your Support
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We’re launching a daily meter that charts our progress. Help us reach the top! When Streetsblog San Francisco launched a year and a half ago, we were lucky to have some generous seed funding that allowed us to get reporters in the field, focus on content, and begin building a strong community of readers and […]
Streetfilms: Bay Area Street Portraits Profiles Antonio Mendoza
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Today, we wrap up the first wave of our series of Bay Area Street Portraits by filmmaker Charlotte Buchen with a profile on Antonio Mendoza: Antonio has been living in Oakland and sending money home to Mexico for 13 years, but these are especially hard times. For him, riding his bike is a way […]
Streetfilms: San Francisco’s Pavement to Parks Revolution
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When Streetfilms Director Clarence Eckerson visited San Francisco a few months ago, he was impressed by how the city has transformed some of its streets as part of our Pavement to Parks program: The Pavement to Parks program has launched an initiative that may someday alter the way many dense U.S. cities decide to treat […]
Today’s Headlines
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Happy Bike to Work Day! Please remember to send your photos to our Flickr pool. Supes Delay Action on MTA Budget; Rejection Threat Looms (SF Examiner) More on the Suspension of Proof of Payment Stings from SF Examiner BART Close to Hiring New Police Chief from Fairfield (SF Gate) Calif. Watch: Federal Climate Bill Would […]
Get Ready to Celebrate Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area
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Smiling bicyclists enjoy Bike to Work Day 2009. Photo: Bryan Goebel Some bicycle advocates have called 2010 the year of the bike. Across the country, cities are seeing growing numbers of people biking, and in the Bay Area tomorrow, that pedal power will be on vivid display for Bike to Work Day. Last year in […]
Streetfilms: Bay Area Street Portraits Profiles Sal Bednarz
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In honor of Bike Month, we present part two of our Bay Area Street Portraits from the talented filmmaker, Charlotte Buchen. This week, Charlotte profiles Sal Bednarz, who started Actual Cafe in Oakland: Sal Bednarz believes in creating community, so when he opened a new café in his beloved neighborhood in Oakland, he gave it […]