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
Advocates Launch Effort to Restore State Transit Funding
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Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has told advocates he wants to help find a state transit funding solution. California transit advocates have begun organizing a strategy to move legislation through Sacramento that would dedicate a steady, long-term state revenue source for public transit and prevent future budget writers from raiding it. "We need to […]
Today’s Headlines
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Former Oak Trib Reporter Dies from Injuries Suffered in N-Judah Crash (Merc) Muni Bus Crashes into Light Poles, Building (ABC7) Obama Tells Mayors Not to Waste Stimulus Money (Sac Bee) Transpo Secretary Considering VMT Tax, More Highway, Bridge Tolls (AP, Yglesias) Bronx Burrough President to Head White House Urban Affairs Office (WaPo, News, The Caucus) […]
Oakland Cyclist Remains in Coma Following Hit-and-Run
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A photo of Brandon Thomas taken about seven years ago. No one knows for sure how long 23-year-old Brandon Thomas lay bleeding and unconscious before he was discovered in front of his aunt and uncle’s barbershop on San Pablo Avenue near 55th Street the morning of February 4th. He was believed to be riding a […]
Big Kick-Off for SFBC’s “Big 56” Campaign
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An estimated 170 SFBC members attend the launch of the SFBC’s "Big 56" campaign. Photo: Neal Patel. About 170 people showed up last night at the First Baptist Church for the launch of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s grassroots campaign to rally support for the city’s long-stalled bike plan and get it re-adopted by Bike […]
Today’s Headlines
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Man Killed in Hit-n-Run Crash While Walking in the Bayview (SF Gate) Activists Protest Unsafe Streets in Pune, India (World Streets via Streetsblog Network) States Under Pressure to Make Quick Decisions on Stim Money Projects (AP) Highway Expansions Aren’t Compatible With a Green Recovery (NPR) Republicans "Cry Foul" Over High Speed Rail Funding (LAT) WaPo: […]
Loving the Blue Bike Lane in Brisbane
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While all bicycle facility improvements in San Francisco remain at a halt because of a disruptive bike injunction, other Bay Area cities are moving ahead. Take Brisbane. Our reporter, Matthew Roth, snapped this photo of a blue bike lane that was installed near the Brisbane/South San Francisco border in early January. The concept was thought […]
Today’s Headlines
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State Budget Deal Would Eliminate Public Transit Funds (Cyclelicio.us, Transbay Blog) If Wall Street Gets Operating Funds Why Not Public Transit? (NYT) The Time is Now for High Speed Rail (HuffPo) BART Protesters Turn Out in Force at Board Meeting (ABC7) Planning Workshop on Palo Alto’s California Avenue Gets Heated (Merc) San Jose Boy Who […]
Today’s Headlines
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Transit News Disappointing in Final Stimulus but HSR Gets a Boost (AP via Transport Politic) Transit Takes a $459 Million Hit in State Budget Deal But Will it Pass? (LAT, Ca.Progress Rep.) BART Board to Get Update on Police Oversight Committee (SF Gate) SF Park Rangers Want to Carry Guns and Get Full Law-Enforcement Status […]
Eyes On the Street: When a Cop Blocks a Bike Lane
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An SFPD motorcycle parked in the bike lane on Market Street between 8th and 9th. San Francisco’s Traffic Code states that a motorcycle officer or the driver of any other emergency vehicle is allowed to park in a bike lane when "engaged in emergency services." California code is a little less clear but Streetsblog tipster […]
Today’s Headlines
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MTC Committee Could Slash Stim Funds Today for Muni, AC Transit (Beyond Chron) President Obama: The Days of Building Sprawl Are Over (Veritas et Venustas) But the Days of Widening Highways Aren’t (VTA Watch) SF Parks Dept. Will Install 2,000 Parking Meters (SF Gate) Driver Stabs Off-Duty SF Bicycle Cop After "Traffic Altercation"(KTVU) Activists Demand […]
Presidio Trust Experiments With Green Bike Lanes
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The dashed treatment allows engineers to alternate different types of materials but Marshall said the green lanes would be solid where there are solid lines. San Francisco’s bike injunction has prevented the MTA from testing colored bike lanes on city streets but it’s not stopping the Presidio Trust from doing its own experiment. "Although the […]
Today’s Headlines
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President Obama Urges Stimulus Passage Without Republican Support (WaPo) Bay Area Activists Should Urge Pelosi to Rescue the Stimulus Package (Beyond Chron) Newsom Won’t Be Among California Mayors in D.C. to Plead for Stim Money (Merc) Oakland Cyclist Who Was Victim of Hit-n-Run Still in Hospital (CBS5) China Close to Taking Over as the World’s […]