- SD's $100 Billion Transit Plan Gets Less and Less Ambitious (Union-Trib)
- LA Drops $1.5 Billion to Make Airport Traffic Worse (LAT)
- I-80 Express Lanes Working Between SF/Central Valley (SF Gate)
- County Keeps Options Open for New Road in El Dorado County (SacBee)
- SF Plans Removal of "Ugly, Useless" Ped. Bridge (SFGate)
- States Sue Trump Over Canceled EV Charger Program (E&E News; paywall)
- 80% of Homebuyers Want Walkable Neighborhoods (CNU Public Square)
- "Ford Mustang Theme Park" Opens in LA (LAT)
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Friday’s Headlines
A lot of highway news in today's stack, with some sadder news about the San Diego $100 billion transit plan.
San Diego Trolley. Image by Roman Eugeniusz via Wikipedia
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