Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:32 AM PST on February 1, 2023

The biggest safety threats to bicycle riders (Harvard Gazette)
S.F. just had its worst year for road deaths since it planned to end them (SF Standard)
Court ruling could unlock funding for new ferry terminal in Berkeley, more BART trains, bus rapid transit, Capitol Corridor upgrade (Berkeleyside)
Sonoma County buys ten all-electric buses (Sonoma County)
Kern County has three electric school buses, and wants more (Turnto23)
Governor Newsom announces $2.5 billion in awards for public transit projects
- L.A. gets a lot of it (Courthouse News)
- Money will go to Bay Area projects including BART, Amtrak, Caltrain (Mercury News)
- Peoplemover to Inglewood entertainment district gets $407M (Spectrum)
- Yet transit agencies still struggle to close budgets (Smart Cities Dive)
DMV begins talking about rules for self-driving trucks, and labor has thoughts (Spectrum)
Justice Department seeks Tesla documents related to Autopilot, “Full Self Driving” (AP)
Self-driving cars are “wreaking havoc” in San Francisco (SF Chronicle)
Four states that are leading on climate (Environmental Defense Fund)
Governor Newsom appoints new California Air Resources Board members (Sacramento Bee)
Report: Local redistricting processes gerrymander to protect incumbents (Common Cause)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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