Friday’s Headlines

Pedestrian deaths rising; BART had to tell its cops to get out of their cars and ride the trains; More

By Melanie Curry

8:57 AM PDT on June 23, 2023

Pedestrian deaths have jumped by almost half in the decade from 2010 to 2019.

More on rising pedestrian deaths (Smart Cities Dive, US News)
BART told its cops to get out of their cars and ride the trains. They really had to tell them that (SF Chronicle)
LA Metro moves towards having its own police department instead of using LAPD, sheriffs (Daily News)
SF Muni needs to change its map (The Frisc)
Ventura to close Main Street to cars and bicycles (VC Star)
Staffing crisis in Berkeley is hampering all kinds of projects (Mercury News)
Truck traffic is on the rise (Mercury News)
Lobbyist explains how oil industry hides its true intentions on CA bills (Capital and Main)
Study: Developer incentives increase transit ridership and revenues (TransLink)
4 in 10 CA residents thinking about leaving (LA Times)
Bay Area is aging… think housing costs has anything to do with it? (Mercury News)

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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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