Friday’s Headlines
BART, ferries paused during tsunami warning; Controversial SURF! Busway moves forward; Lake Tahoe considers a "flying" ferry; More
8:22 AM PST on December 6, 2024
- BART, ferry services pause briefly after earthquake, tsunami warning (CBS)
- Controversial SURF! busway in Monterey moves forward (KAZU)
- No SMART service next weekend (Dec 14-15) for testing, construction (North Bay Business Journal)
- Lake Tahoe considers a hydrofoil ferry to get people around congestion (Mass Transit)
- County Board of Supervisors approves funding for expanded winter shuttles, expanded transit service at Tahoe (Placer County)
- UC Riverside campus bus ridership has risen sharply (Inside UCR)
- What Trump’s election could mean for California’s High-speed Rail Program (Forbes)
- What’s the biking equivalent of 10K steps a day? (Cycling Weekly)
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