Today’s Headlines
- Bill would provide stable revenue for Caltrain (Mercury News, SF Chronicle)
- This bill would help San Diego's transit agencies (Voice of San Diego)
- Half Moon Bay pedestrian bridge lasted only a short time because climate change (Half Moon Bay Review)
- How extending cap-and-trade affects the Inland Empire (The Sun)
- Audio: CPUC clears Aliso Canyon to resume gas storage, at lower levels, while Governor Brown calls for its closure (KPCC)
- L.A. County plans to block its reopening (Roanoke News)
- L.A., Long Beach ports plan for zero emissions (LA Times)
- Survey: Americans back higher gas taxes (Yahoo Finance)
- CA Rep Dunham pushing a federal bill that would preempt state rules on trucker safety, work hours (Mercury News)
- Volkswagen agrees to pay CA another hundred million plus in fraud case (Sacramento Bee)
- Study: California's economy, especially in the Central Valley, will suffer from climate change (Sacramento Bee)
- One slide cleared on Highway 1, but more remain (CBS)
- Study: Active transportation brings huge benefits (Mass Transit)
- Using satellites to identify heat islands in cities (Scientific American)
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Permanent car-free Hayes St? No right turns on red? And why aren't new cars safer for people outside them? Carbon pollution costs a lot; More
California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
Metro September 2023 Board Committee Round-Up: C Line, 91 Freeway Widening, and More
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!
What is the Life of a Dead Pedestrian Worth?
A Seattle police officer sparked outrage when he joked that the death of pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula might be settled for as little as $11,000. Some families get even less.
Pols: Congress Must Bolster Sustainable Commutes to Reduce Carbon and Congestion
The feds should bolster sustainable commuting modes and transportation demand management strategies.
