Today’s Headlines

8:36 AM PST on December 7, 2021

SANDAG board members don't want that road user charge in regional plan (Fox)
CA, Nevada governors announce a "temporary" expansion of I-15 (KTNV)
San Francisco made parklets permanent, but "too many rules" (SF Chronicle)
Public pressure puts a stop to planned highway expansion in San Jose (Patch)
LA Metro releases ideas for transit through Sepulveda Pass (LA Sentinel)
New San Diego trolley line won't suddenly clear highway congestion - but it will help move more people (Mass Transit)
Elon Musk's dangerous ambition to build self-driving cars (NY Times)
Carbon taxes can fight inequality and climate change (ArsTechnica)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Today's Headlines are brought to you by our monthly donors. Thank you for supporting Streetsblog's work to keep our readers informed about state-level planning and policy decisions. If you don't already, please consider making a sustaining monthly donation.

Melanie Curry @StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

Today’s Headlines

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

CalBike Summit Roundup

Metro Board Funds Free Student Transit Pass Program through July 2025

Commentary: There is Zero Ambiguity to the West Portal Tragedy

Friday’s Headlines

Active Transportation Program Calls for Volunteer Evaluators