Wednesday’s Headlines
Calbike's legislative wrap-up; Widening I-80 undermines CA climate goals; RSR Bridge; E-bikes are replacing cars; More
8:37 AM PDT on October 18, 2023
- CalBike recaps the 2023 legislative session (CalBike)
- Widening I-80 undermines California’s climate goals (Sacramento Bee)
- Bike advocates work to save bike lane on Richmond San Rafael Bridge (Grandview Independent)
- E-bikes are replacing cars (Washington Post)
- Santa Barbara launches battery electric bus service (Independent)
- The costs of not investing in the future (New York Times Magazine)
- Governor Newsom delivers wins and surprises (AP)
- CA Trucking Association sues to block CARB’s clean truck rule (Transport Topics)
- US regulators investigating Cruise robocars over pedestrian incidents (AP)
- US gov quietly permitting oil export facilities, despite climate emergency (Heated)
- Santa Monica argues about what to do with its old civic center (Santa Monica Next)
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