Wednesday’s Headlines
Las Vegas-to-So Cal AND CA High-Speed Rail are about to receive $3 billion apiece; Impacts of the new transportation emission reporting rule; Brace for some deceptive ads about high energy prices; More
8:56 AM PST on December 6, 2023
- Vegas-to-Rancho Cucamonga Brightline high speed rail project awarded $3B in federal funds (Las Vegas Review Journal, The Hill, Washington Post, LA Times, Forbes)
- Buried in some of those stories – but not all: CAHSRA also got $3B from the feds (KTLA, Reuters)
- Ranking California cities by walkability (The Travel)
- Did going “car-free” really kill Market Street? (The San Francisco Standard)
- This man is walking across the US in the name of safety (Channel 5)
- This four-year-old loves Metro transit (The Source)
- LA Metro increases light rail and late night service (CBS)
- Unveiling the impact of the new transportation emissions rule (T4America, NRDC)
- E-bikes beat the cybertruck on so many measures (Momentum)
- Brace yourself for a deceptive ad campaign blaming high energy prices on California climate policies (E&E News)
- Santas on bikes. That is all (NPR)
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