Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry
Mar 10, 2016

Photos: L.A.’s Sixth Street bridge is slowly being taken down (Eastsider LA)
Cities hope Gold Line extension will bring growth (LA Times)
Fix California’s transit funding (LA Daily News)
Stanislaus County seeks transportation sales tax measure (Oakdale Leader)
Sacramento hires fare checkers to discourage fare jumpers (Sacramento Bee)
Transit = freedom (Cleveland.com)
How parking requirements hurt the poor (Washington Post)
What’s stopping planners from greening cities (The Conversation)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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By Melanie Curry | Sep 27, 2022

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