Thursday’s Headlines

Climate change is affecting the earth's rotation; Republicans in Congress are out to kill California transit "boondoggles"; Reducing driving is essential; Rethinking intersections for safety; More

By Melanie Curry

8:39 AM PDT on March 28, 2024

Climate change is slowing the earth's rotation (Washington Post)
Climate pollution is falling in CA, but nowhere near fast enough (Daily News)
Reducing driving is most effective way to lower emissions (GovTech)
Transportation has to be a part of California's pollution solutions (NRDC)
Republicans in Congress are out to kill transit in California (Washington Examiner)
Requiring people to come back to work in person? It's time to talk about how they get to work (Smart Cities Dive)
Rethinking intersections to prioritize safety over speed (Transportation For America)
Encinitas completes a new pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real (North Coast Current)
Burbank, LA Metro agree to work on bus rapid transit together (KTLA)
Northern end of SMART closed while Petaluma station is built (Local News Matters)
High-speed rail in Southern California (Fullerton Observer)
Bus manufacturers are having a hard time keeping up with demand for electric buses (Fast Company)
San Diego's new General Plan aims for more housing, faster (KPBS)
Oops. Cupertino used money meant for affordable housing to fight a lawsuit about not building enough affordable housing (San Jose Spotlight)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

High-Speed Rail

CAHSRA Releases Environmental Documents for LA to Anaheim

The 30-mile project section runs from LAUS to ARTIC and would follow an existing passenger and freight rail corridor, passing through parts of Los Angeles County and several Orange and Los Angeles County cities including Vernon, Commerce, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Buena Park, Fullerton, and Anaheim.

December 5, 2025