Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and national headlines at Streetsblog USA
8:43 AM PST on December 30, 2021
- Covid case numbers are breaking records (AP)
- More on Caltrans Complete Streets policy (Mass Transit)
- Bay Area transit agencies need bus operators – but so does everybody (Mercury News)
- Seven walkable cities – and what makes them so (Travel Awaits)
- Record-breaking snowfall in Tahoe, but stay away (SF Chronicle)
- The roads are blocked and emergency crews are busy (Record Courier)
- CA invests millions in Kern, Tulare County freeways (Sun Gazette)
- Port of Oakland receives federal grant for green energy, emission reductions (Local News Matters)
- Tribal nations’ role in conserving water, resources (LA Times)
- A wildlife preserve in the Tehachapis (LA Times)
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