Thursday’s Headlines
Caltrans offers 1950s-style false hope on freeway challenges; Nature needs investment; Public transit is part of America's DNA; More
8:34 AM PST on February 1, 2024
- Caltrans offering 1950s-style false hope for I-80’s challenges (NRDC)
- California nature needs investment on par with energy and transit (Capitol Weekly)
- Public transit is in America’s DNA (The Urbanist)
- VTA drops eminent domain suit for property near future BART station (Mercury News)
- San Diego’s MTS to add patrols, lighting, hotline to improve transit safety (NBC San Diego)
- How parking reform is transforming US cities for the better (Yale)
- Do we have to rebuild guardrails now because people are buying heavier cars? (AP)
- Caltrans releases plans for bike lane on busy El Camino Real in Palo Alto (Palo Alto Online)
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