Thursday’s Headlines

CA NOT on track to meet climate goals; It's quite impossible to trace the spending of transportation tax dollars; Work from home does not lead to less driving; More

By Melanie Curry

8:43 AM PDT on March 14, 2024

Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Analysis: California is not on track to meet climate goals (CalMatters)
It's nearly impossible to understand how transportation tax money is spent (Transportation 4 America)
San Diego, National City among recipients of Reconnecting Communities grants (KPBS)
- California can do so much more to reconnect communities (NRDC)
Santa Monica discovers, again, that free parking does not benefit businesses, even at the holidays (Santa Monica Next)
San Diego lawmakers seek to limit Coastal Commission's power to block housing, transportation (KPBS)
Culver City to move forward with affordable housing/transit application, despite councilmembers' hesitation over bike lanes (Westside Voice)
More on California's new Transportation Equity Index (GovTech)
Working from home does not lead to less driving (SSTI)
A quick take on the discussion around CARB's Low Carbon Fuels Standard (Farms.com)
National strategy for zero emission freight infrastructure is being formed (Spectrum)

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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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