Today’s Headlines
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8:23 AM PST on January 7, 2020
- Bay Area bus driver shortage causing transit scheduling problems (East Bay Times)
- Data on transit speeds, efficiency convince federal highway officials to okay red paint for bus-only lanes (Washington Post)
- Giving buses priority at signals is expanding in California (Traffic Technology)
- Location, location, location: Research confirms bike-share ridership depends on availability (Science Daily)
- More on California Green New Deal (Sacramento Bee)
- Federal EPA seeks input on new truck emissions rules (Washington Examiner)
- Federal exclusions from tariffs on Chinese-made bikes make a messy patchwork (Bicycle Retailer)
- Appearing in Australia today: Climate change consequences (Guardian)
- Politeness in politics: a reporter looks back at California’s experience (Capital Public Radio)
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