Tuesday’s Headlines

Bay Area transit transformation already starting, but regional bond measure is in trouble because South Bay doesn't want to participate; High-speed rail EIR released; More

By Melanie Curry

8:38 AM PDT on May 28, 2024

High-speed rail train rendering – via CAHSRA

Bay Area's "Transit Transformation" commitments spurs light rail, bus improvements (Contra Costa Herald)
Bill for Bay Area regional transit bond measure moves forward (San Mateo Daily Journal)
- But the plan is "unraveling" (SF Chronicle)
- It's "going off the rails" because South Bay leaders don't want it (East Bay Times)
EIR for high-speed rail's Palmdale to Burbank leg released (LA Times)
Santa Barbara celebrates return of waterfront shuttle (KEYT)
Bike path connection along SR 56 in Del Mar completed (Del Mar Times)
Other cities pause natural gas bans for new buildings in wake of court ruling (East Bay Times)
Why shared e-scooters keep disappearing (Mercury News)

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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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