Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:27 AM PST on February 15, 2017

Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority considers raising and restructuring transit fares (Mercury News)
BART wants to ask voters for a bridge toll hike (SF Chronicle)
Report: Riding transit takes twice as long as driving (Governing)
Republicans present a transportation plan that would focus on “traffic relief”—that is, road building—and on not charging drivers (Sacramento Bee)
Legislative Analyst Office releases report recommending cap-and-trade extension (OC Breeze)
Republican threats to Caltrain funding could cripple growth (Tech Crunch)
Google has a patent for a system to reduce injuries when people are struck by cars (Silicon Beat)
To get enforcement help, Napa raises rural speed limits, because—safety. Not a joke. (Napa Valley Register)
Book review: Richard Florida’s “Creative Class” take-back (California Planning and Development Report)
Researchers examine race factors in car crashes with people (NPR)
How Bakersfield’s bad air could get worse (Guardian)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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