Tuesday’s Headlines
Newsom signs infrastructure bill; Alternatives to the gas tax are sorely needed; How I learned to hate cars and what I'm doing about it; More
8:40 AM PDT on July 11, 2023
- Governor Newsom signs last-minute infrastructure bill with CEQA streamlining (Sacramento Bee, Mercury News)
- How I learned to hate cars and what I’m doing about it (CNET)
- Oil companies are laughing while the world burns (Heated)
- Alternatives to the unpopular and insufficient gas tax are needed (SSTI)
- Housing planned near San Jose light rail station (Mercury News)
- Zero-emission bus-only lanes in Pomona close to breaking ground (Daily Bulletin)
- Port of LA gets infrastructure grants (Random Lengths News)
- Los Angeles to test out idea of “car-free blocks” (Smart Cities Dive)
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