Friday’s Headlines
Pedestrian deaths rising; BART had to tell its cops to get out of their cars and ride the trains; More
8:57 AM PDT on June 23, 2023
- 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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