Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

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

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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