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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

By Melanie Curry

8:25 AM PDT on March 22, 2024

Proposed changes on Hollywood Blvd. Image: Gensler

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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