Today’s Headlines

• America has a car crash epidemic – and it’s preventable (Vox)
• When you’re disabled, transportation can be difficult (Patch)
• As bicycling increases, better protection is needed (Bakersfield.com)
• Fremont gets award for safety, gives road diet the finger (Mercury News)
• Culver City moves towards fully electric bus fleet (Patch)
• San Jose Open Streets festival Viva Calle was a joyous car-free party (Mercury News)
• Shortage of bus drivers is putting young students on public transit (California News Times)
• Electric AVs will not solve emissions, let alone congestion (UK News Today)
• League of Women Voter weighs in against preserving long-unused North Coast RR for coal transport (Times Standard)
• What just happened with single-family zoning in California? (LA Times)
• Housing solutions in the federal infrastructure bill (Prospect)
• Why CA has the lowest COVID rate in the nation (SF Chronicle)

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