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By Melanie Curry

8:36 AM PDT on September 14, 2022

Maybe gas-powered cars did us all a favor (California Planning & Development Report)
Newsom signs bill targeting harassment in public spaces, on transit (Axios)
Ferry service is expensive to run (East Bay Times)
Yuba-Sutter transit launches ‘top-to-bottom” study to improve service (Mass Transit)
BART standardizes schedules, improves connections (Patch)
San Diego transit to waive fares on Clean Air Day, October 5 (Intelligent Transport)
Ten transportation projects underway in Oakland (Oaklandside)
Potential freight railroad strike could force Metrolink to suspend service (Spectrum)
- … and Capitol Corridor too (Patch)
Four cities “putting pedestrians first” (BBC Travel)
The boom in bike-share during the pandemic crossed socioeconomic lines (Penn Today)
Figure out the right size bike for you (Bicycling)
The e-bike revolution is in trouble (Treehugger)
EV streets sweepers: coming to a city near you? (Electrek)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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