Today’s Headlines

• LA County seeks to decriminalize bike violations (LA Times)
• City data show shifting trends - up and down - in biking numbers (Government Technology)
• Constant construction poses danger to pedestrians in San Jose (Patch)
• Infrastructure bill is mostly for highway expansions (not even fix-it-first) (Governing)
• Bay Area transit officials happy about infrastructure bill (SFGate)
• But pension dispute puts transit funding on hold (SFist)
• San Diego wipes out most parking requirements (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Podcast: How freeways bulldoze California's communities of color (CalMatters)
• How Exxon duped the New York Times (Heated)
• Right after climate talks, Feds auction off drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico (AP)
• CA okays plan to invest $1.4b in car chargers, refueling for EVs (Reuters)
• Fresno and San Diego pursue transportation tax measures (Landline)
• Desperate for solutions to terrible smog, New Delhi shuts down schools and power plants (AP)
• Moscow transit riders use facial recognition to pay fares (NY Times)

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