Monday’s Headlines

How the railroad shaped CA agriculture; A-line from Azusa to Pomona set to open in summer; SMART bike path paving is complete but not open yet; More

By Melanie Curry

8:30 AM PST on January 6, 2025

How the railroad shaped California agriculture and civil rights (Food & Environment Reporting Network)
A-line light rail from Azusa to Pomona set to open in summer (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Paving is complete on SMART bike and ped paths, but they're not open - which isn't stopping people from using them (Press Democrat)
USDOT adopts accessibility guidelines for public transit stops (NACTO)
New congestion toll into Manhattan starts today, and LA Times leads with a photo of waiting cars (from 2023)
- Congestion pricing is a test (New York Times)
- Streetsblog NYC answers all questions about it
Berkeley offers amnesty for illegal ADUs, to convert them into legal rentals (SF Chronicle)
Foundation money is changing cities (Governing)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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