Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:36 AM PDT on June 18, 2018
- It’s hard to do the right thing when politics are so dirty (CalMatters)
- Will the bike become an urban must-have? (BBC)
- Grand jury calls for better school bus programs to fight congestion (School Transportation News)
- A transportation boarding school in South L.A.? (LA Times)
- Scooter firms promise San Francisco they will behave (SF Chronicle)
- Gas tax repeal would kill HOV, bike, and light rail projects (Breitbart)
- The fuel tax is becoming rapidly outdated (The OCR)
- More upcoming meetings between Feds and California on fuel efficiency rules (KFGO)
- Report: Many coastal areas likely to be flooded by 2045 (SF Chronicle)
- In London, a plan to cut vehicle speeds to boost bike safety (Mayor Watch)
- A federal bill would fund infrastructure in distressed communities: Would it be forced on them? (The Hill)
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More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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