Tuesday’s Headlines

Why are scooters taxed more than cars? Celebrating - and updating - Fresno's 125-year-old train depot; Petaluma's transit goes fare-free; More

By Melanie Curry

8:31 AM PDT on July 2, 2024

Why are scooters taxed more than cars? (Smart Cities Dive)
Fresno's 125-year-old train depot will become the new high-speed rail station (Fast Company)
Video: Rep Seth Mouton touts CA high-speed rail (YouTube)
Petaluma's transit is fare-free (Petaluma360)
Transit fares and tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge go up today (Mercury News)
After driver rammed into a 12-year-old in a crosswalk, Sacramento authorities "did nothing" (Sacramento Bee)
SF misses its housing goals, triggering new permit streamlining law (KQED, SF Standard, SF Chronicle)
What NYC gave up when Hochul cancelled congestion pricing (NY Times)

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.

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