Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:45 AM PST on January 12, 2023

Oil company sues LA over drilling ban, claiming inadequate environmental study (LA Times)
Newsom faces pushback over proposed transit, climate funding cuts (SF Standard, CalMatters)
Federal agencies share “blueprint” for decarbonizing transportation (Smart Cities Dive)
Be mindful when using data from congestion studies; they can be meaningless or worse (City Commentary)
Why do traffic calming plans attract conspiracy theories? (The Guardian)
Telegraph for People: Move to ban cars on major Berkeley street is making sense to more people (Local News)
SMART gets more funding; Santa Rosa gets electric buses (Business Journals)
Dodger Stadium gondola wins court victory (Mass Transit)
Storms delay repairs, boost costs of fixing SoCal rail line (Mass Transit)
LA Metro, CAHSR lose out on federal MEGA grants (2UrbanGirls)
National Traffic Safety Board warns of safety risks from heavy EVs (NPR)
The homes that could solve L.A.’s housing crisis (The Guardian)
British drivers, who spend a big chunk of their income on cars, see “no alternative” (Road.cc)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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