Today’s Headlines
- A cyclist gets hit, and asks whether riding in the road is worth the risk (Outside)
- Senator Wiener makes sweeping changes to transit-housing bill (Curbed)
- Does this app map crime, or paranoia? (CityLab)
- Why lawsuits against cities for unsafe conditions aren't making much of a difference (Planetizen)
- National bill would provide funds to measure accessibility to jobs, not just car commutes (SSTI)
- London is crowdsourcing street safety (Smart Cities World)
- Closing central Madrid boosted retail spending there by 9.5% (Forbes)
- A history of Berkeley's racist zoning laws (Berkeleyside)
- Venture capital thinks new mobility is worth billions (Forbes)
- Local Motors releases first crash test footage of self-driving bus (The Verge)
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Tuesday’s Headlines
Newsom vetoes bill to require a human operator in driverless truck testing on public roads; Santa Crux goes all-on for hydrogen; Why CA is taking Big Oil to court; More
Caltrans Explains Why VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled – Is Such a Concern
And then turns around and says: oh, but new freight truck traffic induced by new highway capacity doesn't count! Really, Caltrans?
Study: What Road Diets Mean For Older Drivers
"After a road diet, all motorists seem to drive at a rate that feels comfortable to a mildly-impaired older adult."
Input Meetings Starting This Weekend for Ballona Creek “Finish the Creek” Extension Study
Learn more and give your ideas for extending the Ballona Creek bike/walk path upstream through Culver City and into Mid-City Los Angeles
Motorist Kills Pedestrian on Valencia
While distracted/inattentive driving was a primary factor, the non-intuitive and dangerous center-running design almost certainly contributed
