Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:32 AM PDT on April 6, 2017
- Transportation funding bill:
- What’s in it? (Streetsblog)
- It would overhaul fuel taxes (Landline Magazine)
- Is there another source of money for transportation? (Capital Public Radio)
- Vote yes (SF Chronicle) (Mercury News)
- California’s air quality is more important than rushing this bill through (LA Times)
- No, no, no, we want someone else to pay for transportation (Fresno Bee)
- Why bike helmets do more harm than good (CityLab)
- SMART train operators worry about potential landslides (SF Chronicle)
- Upcoming public meetings on High Speed Rail in northern California (Green Caltrain)
- Ontario’s first cap-and-trade auction is a success (TVO)
- Farmers can profit by addressing climate change (Phys.Org)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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