Thursday’s Headlines
New bill would limit car speeds; San Diego floods; Regional transportation tax measure in Bay Area? More
8:01 AM PST on January 25, 2024
- Senator Wiener introduces bill to require cars to limit speeds (SF Standard, SF Chronicle, KTLA, Senator Wiener)
- And another Complete Streets bill (CalBike)
- Another landslide stalls train service through San Clemente (KTLA)
- Examining the fallout from San Diego flooding, including transit impacts (Axios, LA Times)
- Bay Area officials want a regional tax measure for road repair; advocates say: Sure, but not for freeway expansion (Mercury News)
- A first look at designs for CA High-Speed Rail cars (SF Chronicle)
- Half of new cars in Europe are to wide for street parking (Intelligent Transport)
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