Friday’s Headlines
Hollywood Blvd renovation could change everything; Advocates want to ensure a Bay Area transit tax would go to transit; A reporter tries to squeeze through new BART fare gates; More
8:25 AM PDT on March 22, 2024
- Hollywood Boulevard renovation could change everything (LA Times)
- Advocates want to make sure Bay Area transit tax is used for transit, not freeways (KQED)
- It is way too easy to cheat on HOV lanes, so what purpose do they really serve? (SF Gate)
- Decision to consolidate Bay Area transit could go to voters (SF Gate)
- A brief history of public transit (Union of Concerned Scientists)
- How one reporter’s attempt to get through new BART gates without paying went (SF Gate)
- LA City transit workers authorize strike (CBS)
- Proposed Highway 1 expansion in Santa Cruz County draws lawsuit (Mercury News)
- Caltrans proposes rules for selling 710 stub properties (Pasadena Star News)
- BART switches development plans from office to housing (Costar)
- CAHSRA still needs money to finish (LA Times)
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