Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:49 AM PST on February 17, 2016
- Governor Brown and 16 other state governors agree on clean energy, transportation goals (San Jose Mercury News)
- More about trains vs. water (See Streetsblog coverage here): California conservatives are still idiots (Mother Jones)
- Caltrans seeks public input on statewide rail plan (Los Cerritos News)
- Kings County lawsuit says high speed rail won’t meet its obligations (LA Times)
- Bicycle safety depends on common sense (Daily Cal)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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