Thursday’s Headlines
After electrification, Caltrain ridership soars; California High School Transit alliance forms; The story of Monterey County's Surf! BRT; More
8:29 AM PST on November 21, 2024
- Caltrain ridership soars after electrification of the system (Mass Transit)
- Youth launch California High School Transit Alliance to address transit issues (Mass Transit)
- What the city of San Diego and Circulate SD did with state safety grants (CirculateSD)
- A recap of Monterey County’s Surf! Bus Rapid Transit project (Monterey County Now)
- Failure of San Diego’s Measure G reflects an urban-suburban divide over public transit funding (KPBS)
- More on UCLA’s plan for a roadway that wirelessly charges busses on the move (KTLA, NBC)
- Strategies to reduce the number of solo drivers (GovTech)
- SF Muni fares set to go up in January (KRON4)
- Lessons from a road diet in Portland: slower speeds, fewer crashes (BikePortland)
- Boulder hit with angry, profane traffic signs (which were promptly removed) (Denver Post)
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