Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:50 AM PDT on March 16, 2017
- LA Times bad-mouths the High Speed Rail Authority for defending itself against Republican congressmembers who lied about Caltrain
- and zeroes in on a passing comment on cap-and-trade’s effect on gas prices (not as big as seasonal volatility in the industry itself) (L.A. Times)
- Cap-and-trade provides $1.4 billion for projects (Climate Wire) Also see Streetsblog coverage
- Ford CEO says clean fuel standards would “cost a million jobs”–but put that in context (Systemic Failure)
- Long Beach needs a “pedestrian safety czar” like Oakland’s (LongBeachize)
- S.F. passes stiff regulations on bike-share (SF Examiner)
- Multiple crashes, two dead children bring “traffic improvements” to Mojave crossing: another stop sign (Daily Press)
- Texas tries glow-in-the-dark bike lanes (Washington Post)
- Alaska town has trouble with the idea of promoting bike-friendliness (KHNS)
- Trump budget is bad news for California… and every other state (LA Times)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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