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
Judge Issues Partial Tentative Ruling on Request to Modify Bike Injunction
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A San Francisco judge, in a tentative ruling issued this afternoon, agreed to a portion of the city attorney’s request (PDF) to modify the bike injunction to "enhance markings on already existing bike lanes," but will move forward with a hearing tomorrow before deciding on an MTA plan to remove a portion of the eastbound […]
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Stimulus Hopes Fading for Public Transit and High Speed Rail (NYT) Commuter Benefits Law Takes Effect (SF Gate) Muni Fare Collections Are Up (SF Gate via N-Judah Chronicles) But Not on the Culture Bus (SF Gate) Peaceful BART Shooting Protest (CBS 5) Big Turnout for MLK Day Freedom Trains (ABC 7) Gag Order Lifted for […]
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Did Obama Team, Democrats Make Deal to Trim Stimulus Money for Public Transit? (Grist) Mayors Worried Stimulus Money Won’t Reach Cities (Reuters) State Controller says Special Election May Be Needed to Break Budget Impasse (SF Gate) Debate Continues Over Schwarzenegger Proposal to Gut CEQA (Merc) Federal Judge Blocks Oil and Gas Leases Near National Parks […]
Hundreds Rally to Save Market/Octavia Bike Lane
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In a powerful show of opposition to a plan that calls for removing the eastbound Market Street bike lane and concrete island at Octavia Boulevard, hundreds of bicyclists, their supporters and local and state elected officials gathered today at the dangerous intersection to loudly urge the MTA to scrap its idea for a shared lane. […]
MTA Traffic Engineer’s Rationale Behind Removing Bike Lane
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The Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) traffic engineer proposing the removal of a portion of the eastbound bike lane and concrete barrier on Market Street approaching Octavia Boulevard insists safety is his primary goal in merging car and bicycle traffic at the city’s most dangerous intersection for bicyclists. In an interview in his 1 South Van […]
Rally Friday Morning to Save Market/Octavia Bike Lane
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San Francisco Bicycle Coalition members, cyclists and several electeds, including Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Bevan Dufty, plan to be at the intersection of Market/Octavia tomorrow morning to protest an MTA proposal to remove the eastbound bike lane and concrete barrier. Turn out and add your voice to the growing list of those opposed to removing […]
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Oscar Grant Shooting Protest Ends in Arrests; More Vandalism Reported (KTVU, Merc) Meantime, the D-A Says Grant Had Both Hands Behind His Back When He Was Shot (SF Gate) Bridge Toll Money to be Reallocated for BART Rail Extension (Coco Times) Committee Approves Plan to Go After Rental Car Drivers Who Skip Paying Tolls (Coco […]
State Democrats Unveil Green Economic Stimulus Plan for California
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In response to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s efforts to gut environmental regulations for highway projects in California, Democratic leaders in the Legislature have unveiled their own green economic stimulus plan. The legislation by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass does not identify specific projects but "will accelerate over $2 billion in […]
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Former BART Officer Arrested on Murder Charges; More Protests Planned (Merc, SFGate) Looming Deficit has BART Looking at Service Cuts, Fare Increases (SFGate) And the Lean Budget Times Extend to All Transit Agencies, Including Sacramento (Sac Bee) Google Maps Visualize Transit Lines (The Transport Politic) Shovel-Ready Mass Transit: The Nation Talks to a Chicago Transit […]
Streetscast: An Interview with David Chiu
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Supervisor David Chiu doesn’t own a car and walks, bikes and takes public transportation. District 3 Supervisor and newly-elected Board President David Chiu says he would be willing to consider a car-free Market Street and study an idea by the Transportation Authority to charge drivers a user fee to manage congestion. Though he was cautious, […]
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BART Board to Appoint Police Oversight Committee (SF Gate) State Lawmakers Rush to Raid Public Transit Fund Thwarts Will of Voters (LAT) Anger Mounts Over Governor’s Plan to Exempt Highway Projects from CEQA (LAT) Beyond Chron: Stimulus Must Include Money for Mass Transit Republicans Oppose Stimulus Money for Bicycle Paths (BCT via Streetsblog Network) Infrastructure […]