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8:36 AM PDT on May 18, 2022

    • Traffic deaths are spiking (AP, NHTSA)
    • How to make cities safer for e-bikes (Bloomberg)
    • As traffic fatalities rise, Boyle Heights gets crosswalks (Spectrum)
    • Broad coalition asks Fresno to put off transportation sales tax measure renewal until investment plan can be improved (Fresno Bee)
    • Study: Affordable housing at TODs is the best way to support transit (HUD)
    • BART looks back 50 years to its earliest days
    • Report: How to overcome barriers preventing low-income people from adopting EVs (Ethan Elkind)
    • City of Alameda considers piloting a universal basic income program (Local News Matters)
    • Play the "spend the surplus" game (CalMatters)
    • CA might eliminate late fees that add hundreds of dollars to traffic fines (Local News Matters)
    • Urban wildlife crossings are a thing in California (New Yorker)
    • Don't forget about climate change (IPCC)
    • The Netherlands has some ideas for adapting to sea level rise (Independent)
    • India used to know how to build to keep out the heat (Time)

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