Today’s Headlines

• State senate to hold oversight hearings on high speed rail (LA Times)
• Emerging best practice: Metro identifies active transportation investment needs (Investing in Place)
• OPR issues its long-awaited update to CEQA guidelines (California Planning & Development Report)
• New tool helps planners make stronger case for transit improvements (Next City)
• Bay Area economy booms, with jobs far outpacing housing (SPUR)
• BART will replace decoy security cameras with real ones (SF Gate)
• State senator thinks the fine for turning right without stopping is excessive (SF Gate)
• NIMBYs are causing housing shortages (Planetizen)
• New study finds that car drivers who ride bikes are more likely to support bike infrastructure (Bike Biz)
• Newbury Medal for children's lit goes to transit-themed “Last Stop on Market Street” (KPBS)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF