Today’s Headlines
- San Diego approves long-term mobility plan that add cycletracks, bike lanes, greenways (San Diego Union-Tribune) (LA Times)
- Efforts to encourage biking on BART are paying off (Patch) (Fox)
- More on fatal SF crashes, reactions (NBC)
- Bicycle riders need to report dangerous driving maneuvers (Cycling in the South Bay)
- Cap-and-trade:
- Concerns heating up (Stockton Record)
- But analysis says CA could benefit from low current demand (Market Watch)
- SoCal is getting “cheated” (LA Daily News)
- San Joaquin Valley Air District petitions US EPA for national standard for clean trucks and trains (Transport Topics)
- Highway congestion needs to be priced (Mobility Lab)
- San Jose Sharks use environmental law to oppose a mixed-use project near transit because it would remove parking (Business Journals)
- Transportation sales tax measures:
- Who's left out of LA Metro's sales tax funding plan? (Planetizen)
- San Diego's spending plan is better after advocates' work (Circulate San Diego)
- Placer County closer to approving measure for November ballot (Rocklin Today)
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