Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:17 AM PST on March 9, 2017
- An update on Davis, home to America’s first bike lane (Outside)
- CA transportation funding bill moves forward (LA Times)
- Do toll roads hurt the poor? (Strong Towns)
- Bay Bridge bike path still only open on weekends (SF Chronicle)
- Surprise! BART’s cute Oakland connector is losing money (SF Chronicle)
- But that was exactly what was expected (Systemic Failure)
- Get kids riding transit, and they’re more likely to be lifelong riders (Planetizen)
- Orange County transit faces challenges (Voice of OC)
- A clear-eyed take on the Caltrain/high speed rail funding snafu (Courthouse News Service)
- Expired rule on federal environmental process could delay California projects (Sacramento Bee)
- California needs to go big on housing (California Economic Summit)
- Self-driving cars can’t solve congestion, but economics can (NY Times)
- Melbourne’s pedestrian signal featuring a skirt wearer is causing a stir (Press Reader) (RGVproud)
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