Today’s Headlines
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9:10 AM PST on November 9, 2015
- Caltrans orders diesel-electric locomotives for Amtrak Pacific Surfliner route, to be built in Sacramento (Mass Transit)
- Reporter discovers the joys of riding a bike in L.A. (LA Times)
- Bakersfield discusses new high speed rail alignment (GovTech)
- More about rising costs of high speed rail (Vice News)
- Oakland plans another parking garage on public land (East Bay Express)
- What the new federal highway bill means for California (LA Times)
- Testing devices that would help replace gas taxes with a mileage fee (Government Technology)
- Chart: growth of bike share systems globally (Transportationist)
- Masked superhero wrestles for pedestrian safety in Mexico City (The Guardian)
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