Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:58 AM PDT on October 31, 2016
- Report: Dependence on cars costs Californians $15B a year (KPBS)
- The election could dramatically change the BART board (SFGate)
- Pedestrian-shaming has to stop (Curbed)
- Democrats eye post-election transportation session (Politico)
- Annual report: Yup, streets are crumbling in CA (Sierra Sun Times)
- Including in Kern County (Bakersfield.com)
- And in 26 states, $250 billion in local and regional transportation taxes are on ballot (Bond Buyer)
- And that includes transit (The American Prospect)
- Caltrans “relinquishes” control of Hwy 187—Venice Blvd—to L.A. (My News LA)
- Let’s not abandon cap-and-trade now (Sacramento Bee)
- Sixteen ideas for better intersection design (Wired)
- Nah, hyperloop won’t even work for freight, either (Pedestrian Observations)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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