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Living without a car in LA; Car dependency is expensive; Urban highways cost us billions in home value, property taxes; Speed cameras benefit people of color; More

By Melanie Curry

8:41 AM PDT on August 17, 2023

Living without a car in L.A. (without mentioning how much $ you save) (LA Times)
Car dependency is expensive for everyone (Marketplace)
Urban highways cost billions in home value, property taxes (Bloomberg)
Opinion: Speed cameras would help protect everyone, including people of color (CalMatters)
Federal mileage fee pilot: keep it simple (Route Fifty)
Downtown Fresno is a hot housing market (Marketplace)
SoCal gas fought climate regulations for years, costing ratepayers millions (Sacramento Bee)
Sacramento driver arrested for “deliberately” driving into bicyclist (CBS)

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Melanie Curry

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