Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:38 AM PDT on March 25, 2021
- Canoga Park gets a big Active Transportation Program award (KFI)
- Pandemic led to declines in carbon emissions, but that’s over now (KQED)
- US DOT begins undoing Trump-era restrictions on its work (Transport Topics)
- Equity in transportation matters (Roll Call)
- Roads are getting deadlier for pedestrians, especially for people of color (NPR)
- Tourist cities want restrictions on AirBnB (CNN)
- Public transit is adapting to the future (GovTech)
- Maybe small local businesses will thrive? (Tech Crunch)
- Frito-Lay replaces diesel trucks at Modesto facility with electric, CNG (Transport Topics, Frito-Lay)
- The long fight against race-based housing discrimination (Grist)
- Marin County is next to launch a basic guaranteed income program (SF Chronicle)
- Elon Musk (and other billionaires) named as profiteers from pandemic (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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