Tuesday’s Headlines

• Federal administration announces $45M in grants for bike and pedestrian projects (Federal Highway Administration)
• Legislators ask Biden and Senate for public transit funding ahead of federal transition (San Bernardino Sun)
• SacRT opens newly redesigned Glenn Station in Folsom (KCRA)
• Bakersfield’s GET bus expands some weekday service (Bakersfield Now)
• Where transit grew in the U.S. in 2024 (The Transport Politic)
• Giant SUVs are a public safety threat. Why don’t we treat them as one? (Vox)
• California’s first carbon capture project will give tax breaks to oil extraction company in Kern County (Hydrocarbon Engineering)
• Newsom pumps high-speed rail, connection to Brightline (LA Times, SF Chronicle)
• State budget looks fine, says Newsom (SF Chronicle)
• Former Congressmember Barbara Lee will run for Mayor of Oakland (SF Standard)
• New Assemblymember Shultz (D-Glendale) to chair Public Safety Committee (Sacramento Bee)
• Biden to designate two new national monuments in California (AP)
• Can Americans learn to love roundabouts? (Bloomberg)
• Solar panels produce a lot more energy per acre than corn for ethanol (Need to Know)
• A glimpse of life without cars in San Francisco (Fast Company)

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