Today’s Headlines
- Instead of outlawing distracted walking, why not just outlaw getting old? (Treehugger)
- Pedestrian deaths keep rising and LA County has the most in the country (LA Daily News)
- Californians divided over gas tax repeal (PPIC)
- CEO of San Joaquin Regional Transit: Gas tax is a boon for transit (Comstock Magazine)
- Union City mayor defends highway connector plan (Patch)
- Electric scooter startups ready to expand to dozens of U.S. cities (Curbed)
- SMART train meeting ridership, revenue goals (Marin Independent Journal)
- CA Attorney General ordered to rewrite description of cap-and-trade Proposition 70 (LA Times)
- Governor Brown urges Trump to visit high speed rail project while he's in California (LA Times)
- Homeless housing projects are easily blocked (LA Times)
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Wednesday’s Headlines
Permanent car-free Hayes St? No right turns on red? And why aren't new cars safer for people outside them? Carbon pollution costs a lot; More
California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
Metro September 2023 Board Committee Round-Up: C Line, 91 Freeway Widening, and More
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!
What is the Life of a Dead Pedestrian Worth?
A Seattle police officer sparked outrage when he joked that the death of pedestrian Jaahnavi Kandula might be settled for as little as $11,000. Some families get even less.
Pols: Congress Must Bolster Sustainable Commutes to Reduce Carbon and Congestion
The feds should bolster sustainable commuting modes and transportation demand management strategies.
