Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:24 AM PDT on April 30, 2018

Gas tax repeal will be on the ballot (KHTS)
Meanwhile gas tax money (with some cap-and-trade money) is being allocated already for:
- Silicon Valley transit (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
- Santa Barbara rail (Edhat)
- San Diego transit (KUSI)
- Bay Area transit agencies (SF Gate)
- Van Nuys Boulevard transit (Daily News)
- Central Valley rail project (Record.net)
- San Bernardino transit . . . and freeway expansion (VV Daily Press)
- Apple Valley road widening (VVNG)
Richmond looking to close a final gap between Greenway and Bay Trail (Richmond Standard)
Sacramento Amtrak platforms are cracking; city sues contractors (Sacramento Bee)
Arcata launches Safe Routes to School program (Redheaded Blackbelt)
Why we can’t leave transportation apps to the private sector (SPUR)
Electric buses are coming (Vox)
Trump and California setting up for a fight over fuel standards (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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