Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:34 AM PDT on June 19, 2018
- Koch brothers are pouring money into fighting transit projects (New York Times)
- CA congressional rep introduces federal bill to protect bus drivers from attack (SGVT)
- To build a better bus system, ask bus drivers (CityLab)
- Bay Area transit costs are among the highest in the nation, but they don’t have to be (Curbed)
- My other bike is a vessel of light (Dirt Rag)
- Helping communities cope with climate change (Capitol Weekly)
- To reduce emissions, charge fees (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
- CA to test license plates with changing messages (IEEE)
- State considers selling commercial ads on electronic highway safety signs (Future Structure)
- What if autonomous vehicles make us more dependent on cars? What if they make us less safe? (The Conversation)
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