Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:47 AM PDT on September 13, 2017
- Bill to create free transit pass program heads to governor (Pasadena NOW)
- Fresno State establishes a transportation research center (Your Central Valley)
- California sues federal administration over delay on stricter fuel economy standards (Sacramento Bee)
- CEQA exemptions proposed for transportation projects for Olympics (JD Supra)
- Why few people bike to and from transit and how to change that (Alta Planning)
- Why weren’t trains used to evacuate people before hurricane? (Systemic Failure)
- There’s little gasoline to be found for driving back to Florida (LA Times)
- Cap-and-trade spending plan, outlined (Mercury News)
- It includes support for fair treatment of workers (Sacramento Bee)
- Is that enough? (Calmatters)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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