Today’s Headlines
- Lawmakers seek tighter oversight of high-speed rail (LA Times)
- Making a right turn on a red light without stopping: just don't do it (San Jose Mercury News)
- Four Bay Area cities have “greenest commute” in U.S. (San Jose Mercury News)
- Drop in Santa Clara bus ridership brings hard decisions (San Jose Mercury News)
- but it's a hobson's choice (Systemic Failure)
- Transit riders love the new red lanes in San Francisco (SF Curbed)
- Transit study analyzes alternatives along I-80 corridor in Contra Costa County (East Bay Times)
- Why isn't there more ferry service across San Francisco Bay? (KQED)
- Well, you try drawing a bike: it's not so easy (Washington Post)
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