Tuesday’s Headlines
City of Sacramento did not invest in roads, but paid in lawsuits; Bus-only lanes on Vermont Avenue; There's a lot of money sitting around on unused transit cards; More
8:38 AM PST on December 3, 2024
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- City of Sacramento did not invest in road safety, but paid out for car crash lawsuits on dangerous streets (Sacramento Bee)
- LA Metro to add bus-only lanes to Vermont Ave (Press Telegram)
- Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus plans to expand its electric fleet (Santa Monica Daily Press)
- There’s a LOT of money sitting around on unused Clipper cards (Mass Transit)
- LA officials ask Trump to help fund Olympics transportation projects (LA Times, Mass Transit)
- CA legislature sets cap on number of bills its members can introduce (still too many) (CalMatters)
- Big Oil’s plan for GOP control (Field Notes)
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