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Fresno County sales tax initiative falls apart; Sacramento lowers some speed limits; Sonoma gives commuters gift cars for shifting to sustainable modes; More

By Melanie Curry

8:23 AM PDT on August 16, 2024

A complete street in Sacramento. Photo by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

|Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

A cautionary tale: Push for a sales tax initiative in Fresno County falls apart (Fresnoland)
City of Sacramento takes advantage of new laws to lower speed limits on some streets (Sacramento Bee)
CA administration proposes delaying monitoring of oil leaks near homes (CalMatters)
Sonoma County is giving gift cards to commuters who shift to sustainable modes (Mass Transit)
San Diego transit hub spruced up with artwork (Mass Transit)
San Jose converted a hotel into student housing (SF Chronicle)

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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