Wednesday’s Headlines
CARB clean fleet rule waits for USEPA permission; Bus stops can make people happy; Automakers paid Tesla instead of developing EVs themselves; More
8:44 AM PST on January 3, 2024
- In CA legislature new session, budget, election are top issues (Cal Matters)
- Implementation of CARB’s clean fleet rules delayed until USEPA can approve it (Transportation Today, ACT News)
- Bus stops can be designed to make people happy (Streetsblog Mass)
- Giant three-lane roundabout set to open in San Benito County (Mercury News)
- Bay Area’s MTC develops guidelines to help cities reduce vehicle miles traveled (The Bay Link)
- Court blocks Berkeley’s natural gas ban (SF Chronicle)
- Dealing with grief from climate change (KQED)
- Marin, Sonoma plan on summertime launch of e-bike share to “test” its effectiveness (Marin IJ)
- California state budget process, explained (Capitol Weekly)
- Automakers paid Tesla instead of developing their own EVs (Frontier Group)
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