Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:01 AM PST on January 21, 2016
- 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
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