Today’s Headlines
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8:30 AM PST on December 20, 2022
- USPS commits to 100% electric vehicles in response to public pressure (Sierra Club)
- State DOTs are split on whether they can help reduce emissions – but attitudes are shifting (Washington Post)
- Searching for a better measure of transportation efficiency than Level of Service (Reston Now)
- 2022 in review: Downtowns, transportation, climate change (Planetizen)
- Bay Area ferry riders like their commute (KTVU)
- How bike shops are navigating the fallout from the pandemic (Outside Online)
- Ahem, California: Denver used e-bike vouchers to get thousands of people out of their cars (Washington Post)
- What’s next after the failure of Prop 30? (Capitol Weekly)
- Marin officials want to elevate Highway 37 but push for a “temporary” widening too (Marin Independent Journal)
- In San Diego, outdoor dining vs Coastal Commission obsession with parking (San Diego Union Tribune)
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