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
Eyes on the Street: Scott Street Bike Box Reappears
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A freshly painted bike box on Scott Street. Photo by Bryan Goebel. One day after we asked when the bike box on Scott Street at Oak would reappear, lo and behold, it’s back. It was apparently repainted sometime this morning. Tipster and Streetsblog commenter MichaelSF points out it appears longer. It’s almost a full bike […]
Eyes on the Street: When Will the Bike Box Reappear on Scott Street?
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A bicyclist waits in what remains of the bike box at Scott/Oak. Photos by Bryan Goebel. If you’ve pedaled through The Wiggle in the last few weeks — as thousands of bicyclists do on a daily basis — you’ve probably noticed the disappearance of what was a rare San Francisco bike box on Scott Street […]
MTA Releases Video of Muni Crash at West Portal Station
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The MTA has released video of Saturday’s Muni collision, which was captured by several platform cameras at the West Portal Station. The footage showing an L train slamming into the rear of a K train, and the immediate aftermath, was in the custody of the National Transportation Safety Board but turned back over to Muni […]
Streetsblog Summer Street Party
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We’re getting very excited for the weekend, especially the second of two Sunday Streets events in the Mission, this Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm. After you’ve experience the streets freed from vehicular traffic noise and opened up for walking and bicycling, roll/walk on over to Valencia Cyclery to celebrate a certain blog we […]
Eyes on the Street: Damaged Train Hauled Away from West Portal Station
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Streetsblog tipster Nick just sent us these photos of one of the damaged trains being hauled away following today’s Muni collision: I snapped these pics 8PM Saturday night as one of the trains was being taken down Ocean Avenue. One thing about it that was kind of odd was that the train was running red […]
Two Muni Light Rail Vehicles Collide at West Portal Station, Dozens Hurt
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Flickr photo: 2Girls1Queen At least 47 passengers were injured this afternoon when an L-Taraval train collided into the rear of a stopped K-Ingelside train on the platform of the West Portal station. MTA spokesperson Judson True said four of the injuries were "critical," including to the operator of the L train. At least 20 ambulances […]
Two Muni Light Rail Vehicles Collide at West Portal Station
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Multiple injuries are being reported after two Muni light rail vehicles collided this afternoon at the West Portal station. From the Muni Service alert: As of 2:57 p.m., all Muni Metro light rail service that travels through West Portal Station in either direction has been halted because of a collision between two light rail vehicles […]
Frightening 65 MPH Police Chase in the City Leaves a Bicyclist Hurt
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An unmarked unit and officers chase a suspect up Frank Norris, off Polk Street between Bush and Pine. Photos by Bryan Goebel. A high-speed police chase of a stolen black SUV began in Tiburon and ended on Polk Street in San Francisco this afternoon, a frightening scene that sent pedestrians running and bicyclists scurrying to […]
SF Supervisors Chiu and Mirkarimi Ride the Electric Bike Wave
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BOS Prez David Chiu tries out a new electric bike. Photos by Bryan Goebel For David Chiu, one of the challenges of being the president of the Board of Supervisors and remaining car-free has been getting from meeting to meeting in a timely fashion on his bicycle. Then there’s the sweat factor. Climbing the hilly […]
Streetsblog is Having a Party After Sunday Streets: Come Join Us!
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Streetsblog San Francisco is nearly seven months old, and with our nose to the transportation grindstone, we haven’t even thrown a party yet to say thank you to you, our readers, and the communities you represent. So in the spirit of PARK(ing) day, we plan to put down some sod, fire up the barbecue, hand […]
SFPD Issues Rare Press Release on Hit-and-Run Crash of Bicyclist, Young Son
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Andrew Bennett and his 4-year-old son Robby. The San Francisco Police Department — in a rare public display of concern for bicyclists — has issued a press release on the hit-and-run on Valencia Street last Wednesday involving a bicyclist and his 4-year-old son, who was riding in the back on a tandem extension. It asks […]
Eyes on the Street: Stenciler Urges Drivers to Keep Clear of Bike Lane
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Flickr photo: thornley A mystery stenciler/good citizen isn’t waiting for the MTA to implement measures to stop the mess of drivers seeking cheap gas from continuing to obstruct the bike lane on Fell Street at Divisadero. Early Sunday morning, someone stenciled "keep clear" signs in the bike lane, and painted antlers on the bicyclist symbol. […]