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The size of CA's freeway budget; Support a bill to create more "quick-build" projects; You can own an old Caltrain locomotive (engine not included); More

By Melanie Curry

8:30 AM PDT on August 14, 2024

The 710 Freeway. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Podcast: The size of California’s freeway budget (KPBS)
CalBike urges support for a bill that would encourage “quick-build” safety projects
Cargo bikes are hugely popular in London (Planetizen)
You can own a decommissioned Caltrain locomotive (diesel engine not included) (ABC7)
Marin transit approves a slow rollout towards a somewhat zero-emission fleet (Mass Transit)
How states are funding local roads in an era of EVs (CA charges EVs a fee) (Governing)
Five CA transit agency – now including VTA – are permitted under state law to ban “troublesome” riders (KRON4, SF Gate)
Congress could make it easier for small cities to get transportation funding (Route Fifty)
Data centers are sucking up a LOT of power (LA Times)
The climate whoppers told by Musk and Trump (Heated)
Judge rejects environmental lawsuit against Dodger stadium gondola project (Mass Transit)
For some – in San Francisco, for example – November’s ballot will be a big one (SF Standard)
Expect more hostile architecture as a “solution” to homelessness (Wired)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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