Tuesday’s Headlines

Feds grant $45M for bike and ped projects; Where transit grew in 2024; Newsom pumps HSR; Newly redesigned SacRT station opens in Folsom; More

By Melanie Curry

8:32 AM PST on January 7, 2025

Image: SacRT, via KCRA

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)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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