Friday’s Headlines

The price tag of protecting from sea level rise is enormous; 50 years ago, CA had a big fight to be able to invest in rail; Repubs in Congress are working on cutting transportation funding (except highways); More

By Melanie Curry

8:43 AM PDT on July 14, 2023

The tracks along the bluffs. Photo: OCTA

The price tag on protecting San Francisco Bay from sea level rise: $110 billion (Mercury News)
Fifty years ago, California had to have a big political fight to be able to invest in rail and transit (The Source)
Republicans in Congress propose bills that would cut transportation grants and block any funding for CAHSR (The Bond Buyer)
California continues to invest in fixing its transportation system, including grade separations (Construction Review Online)
- And extending rail service in the Central Valley (Yahoo)
Orange County tracks open back up (LA Times)
Caltrans to begin maintenance work on SR 140 on the approach to Yosemite (Sierra News Online)
An e-bike without a drive chain (Electrek)
"Weird and wonderful" cargo and family bikes from Eurobike 2023 (Velo)

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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

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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