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.
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Mayor Promises Mid-Market Street Revitalization (City Insider, The Snitch, BCN via CBS5) BART Board Considering 10 Cent Transbay Tube Surcharge (SF Gate) Divisadero Repavement Project Progressing; Completion Expected by March (BIKE NOPA) Bay Area Air Quality District "Toughens Up Emission Rules" (SF Gate) 62-year-old Man Hit and Killed by Driver in Downtown Gilroy (Gilroy Dispatch) […]
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Governor’s Gas Tax Scheme a "Bait and Switch" Move to Avoid Funding Transit (Sac Bee) Merc: "What Will It Take to Fix Bay Area Transit Crisis?" Mayor’s State of City Makes No Mention of Improving Muni’s On-Time Performance (SF Gate) Tentative Nod for Congestion-Based Toll Increases on Bay Area Bridges (SF Gate, Coco Times) "Where […]
Join Us Jan. 21st for a Streetsblog SF Anniversary Party and Fundraiser!
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Streetsblog San Francisco turned a year old this month, and to celebrate our successes, and look ahead to 2010, we’re throwing a party! Join us January 21st from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the LGBT Center at 1800 Market Street for a Streetsblog SF Anniversary Party and Fundraiser. We’ll provide the music, food and drinks, […]
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Merc: "VTA is in Dire Straights, Yet Has Major Expansion Plans" Bay Area Cities Protest State Raids on Transit and Local Funds (San Mateo Daily Journal) SFBG: "Muni Layoffs Don’t Make Sense" SamTrans Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Driving Drunk (San Mateo County Times) Doyle Drive Off-Ramp Closure "Goes Smoothly" (SF Gate) Brighter LED Lights […]
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Mercury News: "Bay Area Transit in Crisis" Sonoma County Transit Service to Face Cuts Under Governor’s Proposal (Press Democrat) Human Transit: Don’t Assume Next Round of Muni Service Cuts Will Go Smoothly MTA Moves Ahead with Plan to Layoff More Than 100 Workers (SF Examiner) Seattle’s Community Transit Proposes Fare Hikes and Service Cuts (Seattle […]
It’s Official: Governor’s Budget Shorts Public Transit Once Again
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Schwarzenegger outlines his budget at a Capitol press conference. Photo: Governor’s Press Office Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget (PDF), unveiled today at a Capitol press conference, confirms what transit agencies and advocates across the state have been fearing: a $1.5 billion proposed scheme to divert funds that would otherwise provide critical relief to California’s struggling transit agencies. […]
Video of 19-Polk Bus Crash Shows Both Drivers Running Stops
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The MTA has released DriveCam video of a crash involving a 19-Polk bus and a pickup truck on De Haro and 18th Streets in Potrero Hill early yesterday morning that left seven people injured. The press release from spokesperson Judson True said "the video appears to show that the Muni bus rolled through its STOP […]
Streetsblog SF Anniversary Party and Fundraiser
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Streetsblog San Francisco turned a year old this month, and to celebrate our successes, and look ahead to 2010, we’re throwing a party! Join us January 21st from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the LGBT Center at 1800 Market Street for a Streetsblog SF Anniversary Party and Fundraiser. We’ll provide the music, food and drinks, […]
Happy Holidays! We’ll See You Here Again in 2010
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Flickr photo by Troy Holden. The Streetsblog San Francisco crew is taking Christmas and New Year’s off, and we’ll be back in 2010 ready and charged to provide some hard-hitting livable streets coverage. We’ll also be celebrating our one-year anniversary. That’s right, Streetsblog is about to turn a year old. Can you believe it? To […]
Eyes on the Street: San Francisco’s First Green Bike Box Remains Unfinished
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A truck driver encroaches on a bicyclist in the green bike box. Photos by Bryan Goebel. San Francisco’s first green bike box, painted by a smiling group of electeds and bike activists earlier this month, was heralded as an important first step toward finally advancing some "innovative design treatments" in the city’s long-stalled Bicycle Plan. […]
Eyes on the Street: Work on Clipper Street Bike Lane Starts
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Photos by Streetsblog tipster Nick DPT crews have begun striping a new bike lane on Clipper Street between Douglass Street and Portola Drive. Streetsblog tipster Nick sent us these photos of the work, which is expected to take a week to complete, according to Damon Curtis of the MTA’s bike program. Nick points out that […]
Please Support Your Source for Livable Streets Coverage in the Bay Area
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When Streetsblog San Francisco launched in January 2009 our primary goal was to create a voice for livable streets issues in a media environment that largely ignored those who promoted livable cities, environmental care, and sensible transportation alternatives to the automobile. Combining the role of advocate and journalist, we set out to help frame the […]