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
Victim of Muni Pedestrian Crash a Former Oakland Tribune Reporter
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Photo courtesy of the Oakland Tribune. Bill Brand, a former longtime reporter for the Oakland Tribune, was the victim of last night’s crash involving an N-Judah train at 2nd and King Streets. We don’t know many details but Brand was walking when he was struck shortly after 9 p.m. He’s reported to be in critical […]
MTA Board Agrees to Consider Studying Central Freeway Alternatives
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The Central Freeway over Division Street. Nearly five years after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling for a study of alternative future configurations for the remaining Central Freeway, the MTA Board of Directors agreed this week to consider doing it in the Eastern Neighborhoods Transportation Implementation Planning Study (EN TRIPS). "This […]
Senator Jim DeMint Wants to Eliminate Bike Stim Funds: Take Action!
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Senator Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who said that directing stim funds toward bicycle and hiking infrastructure will not help the economy or create jobs, has gone too far. He and Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, another pro-highway Republican who is no friend of bicyclists, have just proposed an amendment that would kill all stimulus […]
Caltrain Will Boost Bicycle Capacity But It’s Still Not Enough
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Although capacity is increasing, bicyclists will continue to get left behind at Caltrain stations. Caltrain’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to improve bicycle capacity that is a step beyond staff’s recommendations but will it be enough to keep bicycle commuters from getting bumped? No. Still, advocates were pleased with yesterday’s decision to increase […]
Today’s Headlines
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Republican Senator from Missouri Wants to Kill High Speed Rail Stim Funding (CHSRB) APTA Urges Congress to Provide $15 Billion in Stim Money for Public Transit (Progressive Railroading) Building Mass-Transit Infrastructure Would Lift the Country Out of Recession (The Nation via Planetizen) Anti-Environmental Legislators Make Some Outrageous State Budget Demands (Ca Progress Report) More About […]
Oakland Bicyclist Victim of Hit-n-Run
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A bicyclist is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by the driver of a pick-up truck who fled the scene this morning. We just received this press release from the Oakland Police Department: On February 4, 2009, at approximately 5:24 AM, Oakland Police officers were dispatched to the 5600 block of San […]
Caltrain to Present Plan to Increase Bicycle Capacity
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Caltrain claims it "values bicycle commuters." In its goals and objectives the agency says "Caltrain must be a competitive alternative to traveling by automobile." That goal will be tested tomorrow when the agency presents its final plan to increase bicycle capacity on Caltrain to the Board of Directors. Advocates are frustrated it isn’t being made […]
Today’s Headlines
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Senate Stimulus Bill Contains $2 Billion for High-Speed Rail (CHSRB) Schumer Outlines Plan to Provide More Stim Money for Public Transit (NY1) MTA To Consider Paying Millions in Muni Crash Settlements (SF Gate) SF Mayor Wants to Cut Legal Fund That Helps Tenants Facing Ellis Act Evictions (Beyond Chron) And He’s Against Putting Tax Measures […]
Today’s Headlines
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New York’s Schumer Supports $5 Billion More for Transit in Stimulus (NYT) Stimulus for the ‘Next American Dream’ (SF Gate) Auto Industry to Court Obama Adminstration, Barbara Boxer at DC Car Show (Detroit News) BART Deal to Provide WiFi Systemwide for $30 a Month, $300 a Year (SF Gate, CNET) Parking Fees Go Up Today […]
SF Board of Supervisors Meeting
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MTA Board Meeting
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State Legislators Urge Pelosi To Put More Transit Money in Stimulus
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A group of eighteen Assembly members, including Assemblymen Tom Ammiano of San Francisco and Alberto Torrico of Newark, have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging more stimulus money for public transit, suggesting the change be made during the markup process before the bill is voted on by the Senate next week. We […]