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
Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chair Tom Nolan
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Photo by Bryan Goebel. Tom Nolan is a veteran of local government. A former San Mateo County supervisor, he’s served on the boards of numerous public agencies, including SamTrans, Caltrain and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. He views his current position as chair of the MTA Board of Directors as his "civic responsibility." "I’m not campaigning […]
Bicyclist, Young Son Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash on Valencia Street
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Andrew Bennett with his 4-year-old son Robby on the back and 2-year-old son Jack in the front. "I’m so glad Jack wasn’t with us," he said. A San Francisco bicyclist is asking for help locating witnesses who may have seen a hit-and-run crash Wednesday on Valencia Street — one of the city’s most popular bicycling […]
East Bay Bicycle Coalition Volunteer Night: Volunteers ‘n Veggies
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Join us for a special edition of EBBC Volunteer Night. This month we’re moving Volunteer Night to Thursday – why? So we can enjoy the Fruitvale Village Farmer’s Market right outside our office! We’ll be setting up tables on the patio outside our office, so there will be plenty of room for everyone to enjoy […]
Rob Anderson, SFBC, Chronicle Reporter to Discuss Bike Plan on KQED Radio
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KQED radio studio. Flickr photo: David Sifry Leah Shahum, the executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, will debate and discuss the newly approved Bike Plan with Rob Anderson on KQED radio’s "Forum" program tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Anderson, the bicyclist-hating obstructionist who filed the lawsuit that has locked the Bike Plan in […]
Cop Parked in Bike Lane During Meal Break is “Proper Conduct”?
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Photo by Andrew Turley. A San Francisco bicyclist who confronted a motorcycle cop over why he was parked in the bike lane on Market Street while on a meal break has received a dubious answer to his complaints from the Office of Citizen Complaints. Andrew Turley filed two complaints against the officer for "Conduct Reflecting […]
Mayor Newsom a “Yes and No” On More Bicycle Riding
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Flickr photo from 2005: snikolhaus Considering all the new bicycle infrastructure that’ll hopefully start going in at the end of the summer, or early fall, I asked Mayor Newsom outside City Hall today after a press conference celebrating the passage of the Bike Plan if he’s planning to do any more bicycling. His response? "Yes […]
MTA Board Votes to Approve EIR and Bike Plan
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In a decision advocates hailed as a victory for bicyclists in San Francisco, the MTA Board of Directors voted uaninmously this afternoon to approve the EIR and adopt the Bike Plan, legislating 45 of the 56 priority projects, which will add about 34 miles of new bike lanes in the city. A crowd of bicyclists […]
MTA Hearing on Bike Plan Packed, Mayor to Hold Presser at 3 pm
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Bicyclists waiting to testify outside MTAB meeting. The MTA Board is just hours away from finally approving the Bike Plan, and is currently hearing testimony from 200 supporters — a cross section of cyclists including business and home owners, mothers with children, families, and people with disabilities — who were organized by the San Francisco […]
Former SPUR Transpo Director Dave Snyder to Write for Streetsblog
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Photo by Dustin Jensen. I’m happy to announce today that Dave Snyder, the former transportation director at SPUR, will join Streetsblog San Francisco as a regular contributor. Snyder, who was recently appointed to a position on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors, is a longtime advocate for socially just transportation […]
SF Planning Commission Meeting to Approve Bike Plan EIR
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Consideration of the EIR and Bike Plan is far down on the agenda, which says it will be considered around 6:30 p.m. Agenda. 15. 2007.0347
Making 18th Street More Bike, Pedestrian and Commerce Friendly
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Flickr photo: tacopoet99 The crowded sidewalks on 18th Street between Dolores and Guerrero in the Mission are usually packed with foodies inching their way into renowned eateries like Tartine Bakery and Cafe or Delfina Pizzeria and Restaurant. Couple that with a high volume of bikes and a scarcity of bike racks and the block screams […]
After Three Years, SF Bike Injunction is Closer to Being Lifted
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Flickr photo: dustinj Three years after a judge prohibited any bicycle improvements in San Francisco, the MTA Board and the Planning Commission are expected to finally approve and adopt the EIR and the Bike Plan this week, and legislate at least 45 of the 56 projects, which could bring up to 34 miles of new […]