Tuesday’s Headlines
Budget agreement on transit; Some traffic congestion caused by the search for parking; Bill would force companies to talk about climate impacts; More
12:24 PM PDT on June 13, 2023
- CA legislators agree on a budget that includes $1.1B for transit (SF Examiner, KQED, Planetizen, ABC7, Axios SF, Bloomberg)
- Now to get Newsom to agree (Mercury News)
- Senate takes a stand against using budget to push through policy (CalMatters)
- It’s never too late to start riding a bike (Momentum Mag)
- Federal highway department confirms ten percent of city traffic is people looking for parking (Parking Reform Network)
- Parking cash-out benefits everyone (SSTI)
- A racist society is detrimental to health (Vox)
- California bill would force corporations to disclose climate impacts (Grist)
- Ew: EVs and AVs aggravate motion sickness (The Conversation)
- Tesla’s autopilot crash numbers are higher than reported (Washington Post)
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