Friday’s Headlines

Quiet (??) shift in administrator of e-bike incentive program; Saltzman's 12 years on the BART board; How to make progress on transit during a Trump administration; More

By Melanie Curry

8:38 AM PST on January 3, 2025

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Outgoing BART Director Rebecca Saltzman discusses the ups and downs of twelve years on the BART board (Berkeleyside)
CARB says Pedal Ahead founder Ed Clancy is no longer involved in e-bike incentive program (San Diego Union Tribune)
How can we make progress on transit during the next administration? (San José Spotlight)
A commuting resolution for 2025: Ride the bus (Bloomberg)
Muni makes plans for a new bus yard (Mass Transit)
Monterey County transportation agency outlines its 2024 achievements (King City Rustler)
High-speed rail projects – like The Portal – face uncertain funding (SF Examiner)
CA High-speed Rail Program celebrates another class of graduates from its training center (Mass Transit)
California emission rules force old diesel ferries to retire – but really they just move elsewhere (Richmond Confidential)
California’s transition to zero-emission trucks is happening, despite pushback, “growing pains” (East Bay Times)
Growing energy demand, rising costs, worsening climate impacts will shape state action in 2025 (ClimateWire)
US Treasury finalizes hydrogen tax credit rules, with some guardrails to avoid encouraging more emissions. Did they get it right? (Heatmap)

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