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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Today’s Headlines
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CBS5 Raises Questions About Police Costs for Critical Mass (Eye on Blogs) CHSRB Responds to Palo Alto Vice Mayor’s Call for Abolishment of High-Speed Rail Commish BART Moves Ahead with 20-Year Plan to Upgrade Aging Trains (SF Examiner) Professor Questions Whether Bay Area Toll Lanes Will Make Money (East Bay Express) LA Metrolink Agrees to […]
MTA Budget Facing Likely Rejection from Board of Supervisors
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BOS Prez David Chiu is concerned fares would rise while service is cut. Photo by Bryan Goebel. Support appears to be growing at City Hall for Supervisor David Chiu’s motion to reject the MTA’s budget passed last Thursday. Very little has changed to satisfy Chiu, who remains deeply concerned about fare hikes, service cuts and […]
Today’s Headlines
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Board of Supervisors "Poised to Reject" MTA Budget (KCBS) Will Muni Fare Hikes Really Raise New Revenue? (SFBG) Beyond Chron: "Muni Cuts Betray Promise of the Transit Effectiveness Project" Caltrain Board of Directors to Consider Fiscal Emergency, Higher Fares, Cuts (Merc) Downtown San Jose High-Speed Rail Would Benefit an A’s Stadium (Merc) SFCTA Study Released […]
Jane’s Walk San Francisco
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"This walk will begin in the heart of Cole Valley, just a stone’s throw away from the bustling Haight Ashbury district. From there, we’ll wind our way through Cole Valley, down Hugo Street, admiring the historic Victorians and small neighborhood businesses along the way. We’ll then stroll down Irving Street, the Inner Sunset’s commercial hub, […]
Streetfilms: The Search for the Zozo
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I’m in New York this week meeting the who’s who of the city’s Livable Streets movement and learning about a lovable, purple, near-extinct creature that is apparently making a comeback. I’ll let Clarence Eckerson explain: As New York history buffs can tell you, until the early part of the 20th century, the city was prime […]
Today’s Headlines
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MTA Board Approves Budget But Weakens Parking Enforcement Proposals (Beyond Chron) It Means Fares Will Rise to $2 in July and Eight Bus Lines Will Be Eliminated (SF Gate, SF Examiner) Unannounced Turnarounds on the N-Judah Line (N-Judah Chronicles) Young Santa Rosa Man Killed by Driver While Walking in Crosswalk (Press Democrat) Pedestrian "Seriously Hurt" […]
Today’s Headlines
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MTA Board Set to Vote on Budget Today (KCBS) AC Transit Looks to Cut Service by 15 Percent (Merc) More on Peninsula Opposition to High-Speed Rail (SF Examiner) San Francisco’s "10 Greenest Buildings" (SF Gate) More Housing Built in SF Last Year Than Any Year Since ’65 (SF Gate) San Mateo Downtown Plan Moving Forward […]
Today Headlines
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Rep. James Oberstar: Now’s the Time to Tax Mileage (AP) 405 Freeway Widening Moving Forward in L.A. (LAT) New Smog Report Card Gives Most California Counties an "F" (Merc) 60 Percent of Americans Live in Unhealthy Air (Sac Bee) What Does Arlen Specter’s Party Switch Mean for Climate Legislation? (Grist) Lawyer for BART Officer Wants […]
Is It Time for Muni to Consolidate Bus Stops?
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As the MTA Board considers solutions to reduce its enormous $129 million deficit, bus stop consolidation should be at the top of its agenda.
Another Bicyclist Injured at Market/Octavia; Driver Not Cited
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Flickr photo: sfbike San Francisco’s most dangerous intersection for bicyclists was the scene of yet another crash this morning, caused by a driver making an illegal right turn onto the freeway on southbound Market Street at Octavia Boulevard. San Francisco Police Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said it happened around 8:25 a.m. The driver called 911 to […]
First Sunday Streets of 2009: “An Idea With Staying Power”
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People instead of cars fill the streets in Fisherman’s Wharf. Photo by Bryan Goebel. Today’s crisp, sunny weather and car-free waterfront drew thousands of people to San Francisco’s first Sunday Streets of 2009 along the Embarcadero from Aquatic Park to the Giants ballpark. Business seemed like it was booming in Fisherman’s Wharf, dispelling concerns among […]
Don’t Forget To Come Play in the Streets This Sunday!
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Members of the California Outdoor Rollersports Association perform a Thriller dance at last year’s Sunday Streets. Flickr photo: Jon Bauer This weekend’s Sunday Streets from 9am-1pm on the Embarcadero from the Giants ballpark to Aquatic Park promises to be more thrilling than last year’s, with a lot more activities planned along the waterfront. So don’t […]