Today’s Headlines
- Bay Bridge demolition: first section of truss is lowered to barge (Contra Costa Times)
- High speed rail is back in court (Oakland Tribune)
- Gee whiz, maybe a SMART train station in downtown Novato could make sense (Marin Independent Journal)
- L.A. Metro will start charging for parking at its stations (Curbed LA)
- New plan to underground Ocean View light rail in San Francisco (SF Examiner)
- Millions living near highways are affected by ultra-fine particle pollution (San Diego Free Press)
- California's November ballot is going to be humongous (Capitol Weekly)
- Coastal Commission under fire (LA Times)
- Locally, America is doing just fine, thank you: James Fallows explores American cities (The Atlantic)
- USDOT Smart Cities challenge draws 77 applications (Fast Lane)
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