Wednesday’s Headlines
California a model for climate change action; EVs can be greener; Painting for safety? More
8:48 AM PDT on July 26, 2023
- Commentary: California is a model for climate change action (PPIC)
- Electric vehicles can be made greener (USPIRG)
- Cities are painting their way to safe streets (Route Fifty)
- What research says about crosswalk safety (Good Men Project)
- SF’s Hayes Street to reopen to cars, and merchants are worried (SF Standard)
- BART board set to discuss fare evasion bill (Contra Costa News)
- Marin Transit gets $31.5 million federal grant to build an electric bus maintenance/charging facility (Patch)
- Port of Oakland celebrates improvement projects (Port Technology International)
- Oregon is ahead of California:
- Road-use charge program evolves (GovTech)
- Lawsuit against city of Portland for neglecting its bike plan moves forward (Bike Portland)
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