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Metrolink says nay to electrification any time soon; Lots of money going out for transportation projects (highway widenings and some sidewalks); That little water shuttle between Oakland and Alameda is really popular; More

An ACE train heading through the Altamont Pass to Levi’s Stadium. Photo by Kabelleger / David Gubler via Wikimedia.

  • It's too expensive! It's too hard! Metrolink says they not going electric any time soon (KTLA)
  • Not enough bus drivers: Lake County transit forced to cut bus service (Lake County News)
  • Levi's Stadium renews partnership with ACE train (Mass Transit)
  • Little Oakland-Alameda water shuttle is awfully popular (The BayLink)
  • State contest: How are you a traffic safety champion? Win $$! (Mountain Democrat)
  • Transportation money going out:
    • $5M from the California Energy Commission for SF Bay Ferry electric charging system (RTO Insider)
    • $8.2M to West Hollywood for a Sustainable Transportation and Equity Program (STEP) grant for transit, bike, and pedestrian projects (WEHO Times)
    • $6M from state (SB1) and federal (BIL) programs to SF Bay Area transportation projects (Patch)
    • Wider highways and new sidewalks in Tulare and Fresno (The Sun Gazette)
  • Mayor of Gilroy touts coming road widenings as "significant improvements" (Gilroy Dispatch)
  • A "livability strategy" for downtown Sacramento (DowntownSac)
  • Results from most recent cap-and-trade auction: Sold out, price declined (Environmental Defense Fund)
  • UK leaning towards allowing local jurisdictions to lower speed limits to 20 mph (Bloomberg)
  • A cross-continental race, from London to Albania, using only public transit (Bloomberg)
  • Bill to force Google and Meta to pay journalists for content they use killed, replaced by funding agreement (CalMatters)

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