Thursday’s Headlines
Santa Maria has new transit routes, expanded service; Amtrak was surprised at the success of its new east coast intercity route; CA approves offshore wind plan; More
8:48 AM PDT on July 11, 2024
- Tired of delays, residents worked together to create a footpath where Encinitas only has an on-street pedestrian “lane” (The Coast News)
- Santa Maria Regional Transit launches enhanced service plan with new routes (KEYT)
- Even Amtrak was surprised by the instant popularity of its new Chicago-Twin Cities route. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been (Fast Company)
- MTC names members of committee to discuss Bay Area transit funding measure (Mass Transit)
- Federal clean transportation funds for projects in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara (KEYT)
- CA approves plan for harnessing offshore wind. It will “cost billions” – and maybe save billions (CalMatters)
- Republicans are trying to gut CARB’s regulatory rules (E&E News)
- Review of BP offsets – used as carbon credits – show some are questionable at best (The Guardian)
- Some public funds have always been used affordable housing; the methods for raising them are changing (SF Standard)
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