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

By Melanie Curry

8:56 AM PST on December 6, 2023

Lina Tran/WUWM via NPR

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)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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