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Today’s Headlines

9:14 AM PDT on September 25, 2017

    • Short video explains how truck traffic affects surrounding neighborhoods (Union of Concerned Scientists)
    • WalkSF demands action after two more pedestrians are killed (KTVU)
    • Weigh in: Mr. Roadshow's readers think a ban on pedestrian cell phone use makes sense (Mercury News)
    • Blaming and scolding pedestrians: Curbed acknowledges it is a problem, then adds to it
    • San Bernardino jury awards $36 million to student injured in crash—no blame for driver who hit her (SB Sun)
    • Oakland screws up a simple road diet (Systemic Failure)
    • Rural California gets its Uber (CityLab)
    • Congestion pricing in L.A.: Drastic times may call for drastic measures (LA Times)
    • Judge who ruled ballot language for gas tax repeal was inaccurate says he will write new language (SF Gate)
    • Ontario joins California's cap-and-trade market (SF Gate)
    • How public sector crowdfunding can influence government decision making (Pacific Standard)
    • Feds to self-driving cars: regulate yourself (CityLab)
    • L.A. Metro invests in affordable housing near transit hubs (NBC)
    • Video: Coolest bike rack ever? (Daily Hive)

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