Tuesday’s Headlines

Global warming is here, and we're feeling it; Where LA's Olympics transit projects stand now; CA Congressional rep really wants to kill high-speed rail; More

By Melanie Curry

8:42 AM PDT on August 13, 2024

High-speed rail train rendering – via CAHSRA

Global warming is happening now, just like they warned us (LA Times)
Bay Area schools at risk from rising sea levels (KQED)
Where LA's Olympics transit projects stand now (LAist)
Some leaders want to speed up K-line extension to Hollywood (Mass Transit)
California Congressional rep Mike Garcia is out to kill high-speed rail (Newsweek)
Rising insurance rates are affecting rents (CalMatters)
When urban trees die, they can still be used (LA Times)
Long Beach struggling to overcome its oil dependency - by relying on hydrogen (Politico)
Social housing: Can the US learn to love it? (Fast Company)
Report: Congestion pricing is the only way to reduce congestion (Streetsblog NYC)

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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