Monday’s Headlines

LA Metro ridership grows; MST responds to Coastal Commission report on proposed BRT project; Cities are trying to cut car use, but states and state funding hampers that; More

By Melanie Curry

8:51 AM PDT on August 26, 2024

MST proposed SURF bus lane project

LA Metro reports ridership growth (Antelope Valley Press, Daily Bulletin)
Monterey-Salinas Transit Districts rebuts Coastal Commission staff report on proposed SURF project (Mass Transit)
Workers may strike at SamTrans on Monday and Tuesday (ABC7)
Feds sign off on environmental review for Southeast Gateway line from DTLA to Artesia (The Downey Patriot)
There are 22 new bike turnouts in Mount Diablo State Park (Contra Costa News)
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grants Round 8: $789 million, 24 projects (Davis Vanguard)
Regional transportation committee considers a future ballot measure for funding (Mercury News)
Cities are trying to cut down on car use, but states - and state funding - are hampering those efforts (Yale Climate Connections)
Study: Which climate policies work best? (Grist)
The climate plans in Project 2025 (Heated)
Truck drivers want to park their big rigs at home, but residents object to noise, traffic (Daily Bulletin)

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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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