Wednesday’s Headlines
More on climate assessment report; Traffic so far mostly manageable despite loss of I-10 freeway; Save the date for CalBike Summit in April; More
8:48 AM PST on November 15, 2023
- 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)
- 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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