Monday’s Headlines

• Oil companies are hiring “influencers” to control the public conversation around climate issues (Washington Post)
• Caltrain to pilot first-in-nation dual wire and battery electric trains (Caltrain)
• “Safest place for pedestrians”? New York City (La Voce di New York)
• DMV (not CPUC) tells Cruise to reduce its driverless fleet until a crash investigation is complete (SF Gate)
• Robotaxis are an existential threat to public transit (48 Hills)
• Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car, but California is preparing to invest in hydrogen fueling stations anyway (CalMatters)
• Is Los Angeles walkable? (LA Times)
• Why states and cities are failing to reduce traffic deaths (Eno Transportation)
• Sticks, not carrots, are needed to get people to stop driving so much (Forbes)

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