Monday’s Headlines

Hey, stop giving high ratings to heavy, dangerous vehicles! The environmental case against robotaxis is strong; Completing sidewalk networks is a cost-effective transportation improvement; More

By Melanie Curry

8:39 AM PDT on August 7, 2023

Photo: Paul A Harrison / Pixabay

Hey, USDOT! Stop giving 5-star ratings to heavy, dangerous vehicles (NACTO)
The environmental case against robotaxis is strong (48 Hills)
Study: Completing sidewalk networks is a cost-effective transportation improvement (Planetizen)
How states should be measuring emissions from transportation (Eno Center for Transportation)
What it's like taking transit with the Swifties (LA Times)
Legislative leaders claim proposed Bay Area bridge toll hikes would "harm low-income drivers" (CBS)
Six ways COVID changed the California commute (Mercury News)
Voters made access to public records a right, but agencies block and delay anyway (Mercury New)
Farmers demand incentives to do what's right (Politico)

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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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