Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:32 AM PST on February 22, 2018

Sonoma County plans a bike trail connecting Petaluma and Sebastopol—way off in the future (Bohemian)
Santa Barbara commuter train service will begin on April 2 (Independent)
Can L.A. improve its track record on transit oriented development? (Brookings)
Uber launches Express POOL service (Wired)
- …which could serve SF airport (SF Examiner)
Sacramento is trying not to leave low-income people behind in push for electric cars (Capital Public Radio)
S.F. considering rules to ban jitneys that compete with Muni routes (SF Examiner)
A primer on Value Capture Financing, which is required for transit in federal infrastructure plan (Strong Towns)
Study: It’s not CEQA, it’s local laws that are delaying housing (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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