Wednesday’s Headlines

Last year was hottest ever, but Caltrans will keep expanding highways; Full passenger service returns to San Clemente; More

By Melanie Curry

8:46 AM PDT on March 20, 2024

Image: Orange County Transportation Authority

UN report: Last year was the hottest ever, by a wide margin (The Guardian)
- And the sea is hotter than expected (New Yorker)
Will Caltrans expand a highway in the most polluted city in the U.S.? Yes (Fresnoland)
VTA rejects “Shai-Hulud,” asks residents to suggest names of “prominent females” for its tunnel boring machine (Mercury News)
Sherman Oaks residents oppose a transit tunnel for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor (SF Gate)
Video: CA high-speed rail update (The Cool Down)
Full passenger service returns between San Diego and Orange County (Trains.com, San Diego Union Tribune)
CA was testing AVs twenty years ago (LAist)
Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicle maker agrees to comply with CA fuel standards (Spectrum)
- But federal rules on EV requirements are softened (Reuters)
Speed cameras reduced crashes in Philly, but street redesign is still needed (WHYY)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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