(Super) Tuesday’s Headlines
Don't forget to vote; Transit coordination just makes transit better; New threats to San Clemente rail lines; Another look at voluntary carbon offsets; More
8:25 AM PST on March 5, 2024
- Don’t forget to vote! Here is CalMatters’ Election Guide.
- Some transit agencies are offering free rides on election day (Daily News)
- Transit coordination leads to better transit and more riders (Planetizen)
- To fund micromobility, connect it to transit (GovTech)
- More places along San Clemente rail line threatened with landslides (San Diego Union Tribune)
- What good to voluntary carbon offsets really do? (Energy Institute at Haas)
- Newsom launches Caltrans plan to improve Oakland’s streets (but he does not mean better bike and pedestrian infrastructure) (Fox2)
- Coalition wants to hold an Open Streets event on freeway through Balboa Park (KPBS)
- Golden Gate Bridge awarded $400 million from federal infrastructure bill to finish seismic retrofit (SF Examiner)
- During the pandemic, white-collar workers moved even farther away from work (NY Times)
- Washington takes steps to join CA-Quebec cap-and-trade programs (Capital Press)
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