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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BART Shooting Investigation Troubled From the Beginning (SF Gate) AC Transit Considers Raising Fares by 25 Cents (SF Gate, Coco Times) SF Mayor’s Train Box Statement Draws Concern from AC Transit President (SF Gate) Tesla Motors Dumps Plan to Build Auto Plant in San Jose (Merc) Envisioning a Future Interstate Rail Network (The Transport Politic […]
Streetscast: An Interview with New TA Chair Bevan Dufty
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Supervisor Bevan Dufty aboard a streetcar recently named in honor of gay civil rights legend Harvey Milk. District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty was elected the chairman of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (TA) this week, rounding up the necessary six votes to beat District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly. It’s a position Dufty says he’s […]
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House Passes Stimulus Bill; Only 5% Goes to Infrastructure (LAT, Boston Globe) Nadler Amendment for Transit Clears While Amtrak Cuts Are Nixed (WSJ, Transbay Blog) Marin Looks to Grab Some Stimulus Funds (Marin IJ) Santa Cruz Will End Free Parking on Main Corridors (Merc) Nevada Considers Congestion Pricing (Merc) Court Refuses to Stop Bayview Redevelopment […]
Nancy Pelosi’s Infrastructure Choices
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Pelosi helps cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Muni’s T-line. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco claims she is committed to public transit and reducing motor vehicle congestion. In a speech to the Regional Plan Association (RPA) last April she said her flagship issues as speaker are energy independence and reducing global […]
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House Set to Vote on Stimulus (Merc, TPMDC) Jerry Nadler’s Transit Amendment Will Also Reach House Floor (T4America via Streetsblog Network) NYT’s John Leonhardt Says Stimulus Lacks "Fresh, Reformist Thinking" Will California’s High-Speed Rail Project See Stimulus Money? (Daily Californian) Muni Deficit May Stall Improvements (SF Gate) More on Tom Radulovich’s Call for the BART […]
No Crime in Fatal Pedestrian Crash So How About a Law That Makes It One?
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View Larger Map An 81-year-old woman, who has been identified as Yee-Sung Poon, was walking in the crosswalk at the poorly designed intersection of Santiago Street and Sunset Boulevard last night when she was killed by a driver. There are no stop signs or traffic lights and according to the SFPD it’s just "a tragic […]
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Pedestrian Killed While Walking in the Crosswalk in the Sunset District (SF Gate, KTVU) More Evidence People are Driving Less and Taking Public Transit (TSTC via Streetsblog Network) VTA Says Its Ridership is Up (Merc) Miles of New Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths Being Planned for Marin (Marin IJ) Companies Ordered to Stop Polluting Port of […]
Radulovich Becomes Second BART Director to Call for GM’s Resignation
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Dorothy Dugger is facing increasing pressure to resign (Photo: BART) Tom Radulovich became the second member of the BART Board of Directors today to call for GM Dorothy Dugger’s resignation. He cited, among other things, cell phone video uncovered over the weekend by KTVU that shows a BART police officer beating a man on the […]
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Obama Moves to Allow States to Cut Emissions (SF Gate) And Wants to Set Tougher Fuel-Efficiency Standards ((Huff Post) As Chrysler Urges Dealers to Buy More Cars (Global Economic Analysis) DeFazio says Administration "Ill Advised" by Larry Summers on Transit Stimulus (Think Progress) Stimulus Money Would Do Little to Help California’s Budget Woes (LA Times) […]
Will Muni Ever Consider Catenary-Free Light Rail?
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It’s hard not to get excited about the new urban rail technology announced this week by Bombardier. Could we ever see something like this in San Francisco? Similar technology has been on Muni’s radar but the future of light rail in the city doesn’t seem to be too high on the MTA’s priority list, at […]
Market/Octavia Bike Lane Will Stay for Now
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In a ruling cheered by bicycle advocates, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Peter J. Busch today rejected the MTA’s request to modify the bike injunction to allow the removal of the eastbound Market Street bike lane and concrete island at Octavia Boulevard, the city’s most dangerous intersection for bicyclists. "The question that confronts me in […]
Judge Busch Denies City’s Request to Remove Market/Octavia Bike Lane
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Superior Court Judge Peter J. Busch has just denied the city’s request to remove the eastbound Market Street bike lane and concrete barrier at Octavia Boulevard. In a hearing that lasted for more than an hour, Busch said the city should proceed with certifying the EIR to allow the bike injunction to be lifted. He […]