Thursday’s Headlines

The benefits of transit go far beyond riders; SF Muni funding outlook is bleak; Climate consequences of federal BIL; More

By Melanie Curry

8:32 AM PST on November 14, 2024

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit

The benefits of good transit go way beyond riders (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
Sonoma and Marin counties work to coordinate, improve transit (Marin Independent Journal)
Funding outlook for SF Muni is bleak (SF Chronicle)
Sebastopol is reimagining its downtown core (Sebastopol Times)
Metro offers an update on east San Fernando Valley light rail (San Fernando Valley Sun)
In Santa Barbara region, public is asked to weigh in on transit needs (Noozhawk, Independent)
Fresno looks for public input on planned update to Active Transportation Plan (Your Central Valley)
Climate consequences of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Transportation for America)
The urban-rural divide over highway expansion and emissions (Bloomberg)
Oh dear. Transitioning to clean fuels might cost money (New York Times)
San Mateo becomes first county to create a plan for autonomous vehicles (The Almanac)
- NACTO has also come up with principles for autonomous vehicles
Some want Newsom to deploy CHP on BART (SF Chronicle)
New York governor announces she’ll approve congestion pricing, after all (Gothamist)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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