Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:19 AM PST on November 8, 2021
- In Sacramento – and everywhere – drivers are killing people walking at alarming rates (KCRA)
- What’s in the infrastructure bill that just passed: roads, transit, internet (LA Times, KCRA)
- CA, Bay area expected to benefit (KTVU, Mercury News)
- But bill doesn’t address transportation emissions (Politico)
- Also, it calls for developing “wearable tech” to make bike riders and walkers “visible” to AVs (Forbes)
- Final EIR released for high-speed rail route between Burbank and LA (CAHSRA)
- Will Fresno County continue paying to build suburban sprawl? (Fresno Bee)
- Fresno area residents need transit (Fresno Bee)
- Cap-and-trade: All companies met emissions caps requirements (Yahoo!)
- South Coast AQMD approves new refinery rule calling for emission reductions (NRDC)
- Rejected affordable housing development in SF will loom in upcoming Assembly race (SF Chronicle)
- Berkeley grapples with how much housing to build at BART station (Berkeleyside)
- Where did all the public bathrooms go? (Bloomberg)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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