Tuesday’s Headlines

Santa Clarita transit workers strike; More train service coming to North LA County, Capitol region; Everyone benefits when roads work for transit; More on bills signed over the weekend

By Melanie Curry

8:43 AM PDT on October 10, 2023

Metrolink in Northern LA County. Photo: Andrewaronoshn via Wikimedia Commons

Santa Clarita transit workers on strike (LAist, NBC)
Northern LA County to get more train service (Planetizen)
New commuter rail is on its way to the Central Valley (Comstock)
The benefits of making roads work for transit (SPUR)
California Bicycle Coalition on Governor's veto of fare evasion bill
More on new law to make transit agencies survey riders about harassment (Daily News)
New environmental laws (Mercury News)
New laws will force businesses to reveal carbon emissions, financial risks (CalMatters)
State announces $114 million in Clean California grants (Office of Governor Newsom)
Mapping ancient villages in Los Angeles (LA Times)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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