Tuesday’s Headlines
The outlook for Bay Area transit; San Jose's transit agency supports communities near its stations; Which is better - green subsidies or pollution taxes? More
8:23 AM PST on November 19, 2024
- The outlook for Bay Area transit post-election (KQED)
- San Jose transit agency offers grants to support communities near its train stations (San Jose Spotlight)
- SMART to pause service for a weekend to test new Petaluma Station (Patch)
- UCLA receives $20 million to build CA’s first wireless charging roadway (and expand campus bus service) (UCLA Newsroom)
- Glendale is working towards deploying speed cameras (Outlook Newspapers)
- Which is better, green subsidies or taxing pollution? (Energy at Haas)
- CA to get a second “diverging diamond” interchange (SF Chronicle)
- NHTSA announces a few new vehicle safety standards (Spectrum)
- USDOT Secretary Buttigieg’s legacy, and what’s next (Fast Company)
- Backlash to threat to tear out Toronto bike lanes (The Guardian)
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