Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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)
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