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By Melanie Curry

7:07 AM PST on January 25, 2016

Gas tax revenue down, and so is transportation funding in California (LA Times) (Contra Costa Times)
Study: cheap gas can lead to more traffic fatalities (Science Daily)
High Speed Rail Authority considers building segments to the north first, rather than south (LA Times) (San Jose Mercury News)
Bike commission in Menlo Park calls for lower vehicle speeds (San Jose Mercury News)
Legislative Analyst Office says state shouldn’t have to spend cap-and-trade money only on reducing GHGs (News Observer)
South Dakota legislatures propose a law requiring bike riders to hop off if there’s not enough room for cars to pass (KOTA)
An end to parking? (Mother Jones)
Oceanside to get a road diet pilot (Seaside Courier)
Cars vs. bicycles: Breaking a fatal cycle (Orange County Register)
Video: Kostelec Planning interviews a beg button about street conditions (YouTube)
Methane leak in Porter Ranch is boosting global warming (LA Times)
- …and the company was finally ordered to shut down the leaky well (San Diego Union-Tribune)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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