Tuesday’s Headlines

CA cities have failed to prevent pedestrian deaths; What if we treated car crashes like plane crashes; Why have we ceded the world to cars? More

By Melanie Curry

8:44 AM PDT on September 5, 2023

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S.F. and L.A. have failed to prevent pedestrian deaths (LA Times)
How much people walk depends on street layout and available destinations (Medical Xpress)
Is America's quest for high-speed trains picking up steam? (The Week)
Brightline gets federal grant to build two stations (Railtech)
In Berlin, a rave protests freeway expansions (BBC)
What if we treated car crashes like plane crashes (WFAE)
Why have we given over the world to cars? (New York Times)
Solar panels on highways? Sounds shady! (The Hill)

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Melanie Curry

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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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