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By Melanie Curry

8:30 AM PST on January 30, 2019

Congestion pricing is the only way to fix our transportation system (Curbed)
- And it can fix transportation inequities (NRDC)
Will San Francisco finally start charging people to drive down Lombard Street? (SF Chronicle)
Transit deserts and extreme commutes: In an unequal America, getting to work can be hell (The Nation)
Four cities explore new transit fare payment systems (Smart Cities Dive)
The future of PG&E, and of utilities (Sierra Club)
CA legislators demand to know where the “mystery surcharge” on gasoline is from (Enterprise-Record)
New service offers door-to-door car rides to L.A. Metro (Wired)
Train upgrade projects in California get completed early (Progressive Railroading)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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