Wednesday’s Headlines

• More on 5th Climate Assessment report, and where climate change is causing problems now (CalMatters, AP, Washington Post)
• Save the Date: California Bicycle Summit April 18-19, 2024 (CalBike)
• Caltrans proposes adding a lane in each direction on the Yolo Causeway and charging a toll to drive it (KCRA, Sacramento)
• Planned light rail station in Sacramento put on hold for now (Sacramento Bee)
• Traffic is mostly manageable in LA despite loss of freeway (LA Times)
  • Nevertheless, all hands on deck to get it fixed in 3 to 5 weeks (KPBS, LAist, LA Times)
  • More thoughts on over-reliance on freeways (LA Times)
  • What was going on under that freeway (LA Times)
• Santa Monica Council examines Vision Zero priorities after repeated crashes at problem intersection (Santa Monica Next)
• What's in Oakland's still-not-adopted Downtown Plan: more housing (Oaklandside)
• Federal grants boost planning for safer streets (Governing)
• Car dealers are a huge bottleneck on EV sales (Clean Technica)
• More on rejection of San Diego housing package (Times of San Diego)
• Maternity wards in California are closing at an alarming rate (CalMatters)

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