Today’s Headlines

8:40 AM PST on January 26, 2022

Wow! Caltrans will fight climate change by using "low-carbon cement" for highways that enable carbon-spewing vehicle travel (Edhat)
Oakland to end its "slow streets" program (Oaklandside)
Rules of the road for a bike dependent city (probably include "don't end slow streets programs") (Arch Daily)
San Diego transit deploys private security to monitor passengers on trolleys, buses (Times of San Diego)
Bill would provide free transit to public school children (Mercury News headline writer cares only about the cost)
The shortage of transit workers is really something (CalMatters)
LA Metro wants state money for transit projects (SGV Tribune)
Nevada-CA high-speed rail could break ground next year (Forbes)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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.

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