Today’s Headlines
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8:56 AM PST on February 22, 2016
- New rapid buses planned for San Diego-to-border route (NBC)
- Tracking bikes used to cross the border (San Diego Union Tribune)
- It’s a paradigm shift: Rosemead councilmember pushes for bike lanes (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
- OCTA to vote on changes to bus routes, service (OC Register)
- High Speed Rail Authority releases 2016 business plan (CAHSR Blog)
- Counties react to state transportation funding cut:
- Stanislaus county considers tax measure (Patterson Irrigator)
- Petaluma highway widening in limbo (Argus-Courier)
- Sonoma County frets (Press Democrat)
- Napa County hopes for the best (Napa Valley Register)
- Santa Cruz projects in jeopardy (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
- Santa Barbara hopes other counties will voluntarily take the cuts (Lompoc Record)
- Ventura County at a disadvantage (VC Star)
- Meanwhile in Australia, authorities blame cyclists for unsafe conditions, say compulsory ID laws will make them feel safer (Sydney Morning Herald)
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