Tuesday’s Headlines
LA Metro "can't just be a system of last resort - Mayor Bass; Lyft doesn't want to run bike-share anymore; CA energy costs are less than most states; More
The Bay Area’s Ford GoBike bike-share system is owned by Lyft, which bought Motivate. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog
- Mayor Bass lays out priorities for LA Metro transit system: It can't be just a system of last resort (LA Times, ABC7)
- Lyft doesn't want to manage bike-share anymore (Vice)
- Caltrain to give tours of its future trains (Mercury News)
- Amtrak's dilemma: Focus on ridership or coverage? (Human Transit)
- Advice for formulating a national VMT fee (Eno Transportation)
- Newark, CA hosts the largest bus-charging facility in North America (Green Car Reports)
- In terms of energy costs, California is one of the most affordable states in the country (Mercury News)
- What do you do when you're homeless and its 120 degrees? (LA Times)
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