Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:21 AM PDT on September 15, 2016

Nationwide, voters are being asked to approve an ‘unprecedented’ $2 billion in transportation sales taxes (East Bay Times)
Governor signs cap-and-trade expenditure bills (Capitol Public Radio)
Where cap-and-trade investments are making a difference (Next City)
BART bond won’t address structural deficit (Systemic Failure)
Feds release conservation/solar development plan for CA desert (Bureau of Land Management)
Metro says forty percent of Expo line riders switched from solo driving (SCPR)
Charging toll is among remedies suggested for S.F.’s crookedest street (NBC)
San Diego gets federal grant for Mid-Coast Trolley (Fast Lane)
Podcast: True tales from Metro bus drivers (OffPeak)
Business groups, local government ask CA legislators to agree on transportation funding (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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