Today’s Headlines

• Could a rewards system get more people to ride transit? (KQED)
• High speed rail authority chooses routes to S.F. Bay Area (ABC7)
• CA lets Waymo test autonomous taxis (Transport Topics)
  • Don't count on regulators to make self-driving cars safe for pedestrians (Slate)
• California's climate policies are making a difference, especially fuel standards (The Hill)
  • Yet, despite growth in electric cars, emissions are rising (CALmatters)
  • Smog is getting worse and that's bad (LA Times)
• Profile of new CalSTA head, a graduate of Davis High School (Davis Enterprise)
• CTC allocates SHOPP money for state highway projects: pavement, signals, more (SCV News)
  • In Kern County, that means money for drainage repairs on I-5 (Bakersfield.com)
  • and traffic management systems in Fontana (Herald News)
  • Placer county gets grant to plan traffic, parking management and trails (Sierra Sun)
  • Riverside to study adding toll lanes to highways (Press Enterprise)
• Freeway under/overpasses for animals are crucial for their survival (Press-Enterprise)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF