Today’s Headlines
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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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