Tuesday’s Headlines

Be careful out there; What is actually affordable transportation? Caltrain, LA Metro see ridership growing; A few random bike-y things; More

By Melanie Curry

8:27 AM PST on November 26, 2024

Traditional holiday lights in Los Angeles

Safe and happy holidays to all.

It’s gonna be a busy (awful) travel holiday (LA Times)
How food waste fuels climate change (LA Times)
What is the effect of transit oriented development on air quality? (Next City)
Planning for actually affordable transportation (Planetizen)
USDOT awards $6M to LA for pedestrian safety ahead of World Cup, Olympics (Transportation Today)
What were the lasting effects of the 1991 federal transportation bill ISTEA? (Exasperated Infrastructures)
What’s behind Caltrain’s remarkable growth in ridership (SF Gate)
LA Metro ridership still increasing – not necessarily due to commuters (Mass Transit)
Sacramento transit readies contactless tap-to-pay rollout (Mass Transit)
Random bike-y things for holiday entertainment (PinkBike)
SMART completes San Rafael path connection (Marin Independent Journal)
Trains, buses, and sidewalks: competing priorities in public transit (Governing)
CA EV rebates may not include Teslas (Transport Topics)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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