Wednesday’s Headlines

Newsom to unveil budget proposal today; What high-speed rail means to the Central Valley; Natural disasters broke financial records for loss last year: Why is the US the only country seeing rising pedestrian fatalities? More

By Melanie Curry

8:44 AM PST on January 10, 2024

High-speed rail train rendering – via CAHSRA

Governor Newsom to unveil budget proposal today (CalMatters)
What high-speed rail means for the Central Valley (CalMatters)
Natural disasters last year broke records for financial loss (Bloomberg)
Why are pedestrian fatalities rising in the U.S. but not in the rest of the world? (Northeastern Global News)
New law clears parking near intersections - will San Diego enforce it? (KPBS)
Long Beach receives $326K grant for programs to encourage biking and walking (Press-Telegram)
Sacramento Regional Transit board reverses vote, approves light rail station near affordable housing complex (Sacramento Bee)
California launches new website to track infrastructure investments (StateScoop)
Hundreds of acres in wine country is now state land (SF Chronicle)

Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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