Today’s Headlines
- Climate action is still urgently needed ASAP (LA Times, NY Times)
- Scientists are ready to go on strike to bring attention to climate change (NY Times)
- Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is ready to gut EPA's authority to regulate climate-change-causing emissions (Inside Climate News, New York Times, Vox, Slate, S&P Global)
- California's cap-and-trade auction sells out at record price (ClimateWire)
- A downtown Oakland street is slated for a total makeover (Oaklandside) Palo Alto will keep a car-free street (Palo Alto)
- New bridge over future high speed rail completed in Fresno County (RT&S)
- San Diego transit ridership slowly rising (Mass Transit)
- A look at the bill to coordinate transit in the SF Bay Area (Gov Tech)
- HCD rejects LA's Housing Element, and other planning news bits (California Planning & Development Report)
- "Forced gentrification": When a city takes over maintenance of a house (SF Chronicle)
- Newsom left it out of his budget, but community groups still want a fund for health, equity, and racial justice (CalMatters)
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Permanent car-free Hayes St? No right turns on red? And why aren't new cars safer for people outside them? Carbon pollution costs a lot; More
California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
Metro September 2023 Board Committee Round-Up: C Line, 91 Freeway Widening, and More
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!
What is the Life of a Dead Pedestrian Worth?
A Seattle police officer sparked outrage when he joked that the death of pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula might be settled for as little as $11,000. Some families get even less.
Pols: Congress Must Bolster Sustainable Commutes to Reduce Carbon and Congestion
The feds should bolster sustainable commuting modes and transportation demand management strategies.
