Today’s Headlines
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8:27 AM PDT on September 13, 2021
- Report: Climate-friendly transportation planning makes economic sense (Colorado Public Radio)
- US lawmakers to vote this week on transit, high-speed rail funding (Reuters, Washington Post)
- Research on pedestrian movements wins IgNobel prize (Expatica)
- How to end the American dependence on driving (Vox)
- San Jose considers dropping minimum parking requirements (Patch)
- Woman sues SF over parking ticket, saying chalk violates her rights (SF Chronicle)
- Oakland to get CHP help to “crack down” on speeding, reckless driving (Mercury News)
- Homeless “sweep” in Berkeley did not mean everyone there got housing (CapRadio)
- Why Berkeley’s mayor changed his mind on housing (Business Insider)
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