Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:03 AM PDT on April 11, 2017
- Walking is the best way to access transit (Transit Center)
- Unless you’re black: Cops beat up a guy for jaywalking in Sacramento (Fox40)
- Construction sites are not following Oakland’s new pedestrian access guidelines (Transport Oakland)
- Drivers will have to pay to park at SMART stations (Marin Independent Journal)
- Santa Monica looks to improve its beach trail (Santa Monica Lookout)
- Apple’s new campus in Cupertino has more space for parking than offices (Business Insider)
- Transportation funding bill:
- California’s historical fuel tax increase: What it is (Planetizen)
- CA is doing it right: Prioritizing repair, investing in transit, walking, and biking (T4America)
- A lot of road construction jobs are coming to California (SCPR)
- Deals on transportation package show shortcomings of Prop 54 (Fox&Hounds)
- Prop 54 didn’t solve much (LA Times)
- A danger to pedestrians not often considered: Run over by a deer (SBnation)
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