Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:34 AM PST on January 17, 2017
- Federal Report on Possible CAHSR Over-runs a Lot of Hot Air (CAHSR Blog)
- Hanging out with bicyclists (Boom California)
- Cyclists are winning at commuting (CityLab)
- State lawmakers introduce bill to extend cap-and-trade (LA Times) (see Streetsblog coverage here)
- Behind Brown’s cap-and-trade allocations (Fox & Hounds)
- Unintended consequences of self-driving cars (Rodney Brooks)
- A smaller federal role in transportation funding might not be so bad (Transit Center)
- Report finds high speed rail could cost a lot more than projected (LA Times)
- CA energy commission reports greenhouse gas emissions in electric sector are declining (Cal Energy Commission)
- LA Metro As Ready for the Chargers as They Are the Rams (The Source)
- Buffalo is the first city to remove minimum parking requirements (CityLab)
- Rancho Cucamonga Ready for Mixed Use Developments (Daily Bulletin)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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