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So, could CA HSR get built more quickly? SF asks state to reconsider allowing more driverless taxis; Maybe one-way streets never were such a good idea; More

Treasure Island Loop is a free autonomous shuttle on the island, with attendant

  • Could high-speed rail get built more quickly? (KTLA)
  • San Francisco leaders ask CPUC to reconsider allowing expanded driverless taxis (SF Chronicle)
  • Autonomous shuttle launches on S.F.'s Treasure Island (SF.Gov)
  • From highways to healthy communities (NRDC)
  • Maybe one-way streets aren't such a good idea after all (Transfers Magazine)
  • Noise - potential future noise from potential neighbors' potential parties - is being used to oppose housing (CalMatters)
  • How community aid gets to Hawaii (LA Times)
  • More details on pilot carbon capture project in the Bay Area (Planetizen)

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