Wednesday’s Headlines
Walkable cities are a necessity; Tire emissions are worse than you think; Rethinking transportation systems; More
9:00 AM PDT on September 20, 2023
- The agony of the school car line (The Atlantic)
- Go a week without driving (Bloomberg)
- Walkable cities are a necessity (The Tribune)
- A roundup of climate bills on the Governor’s desk (LA Times)
- Is it time to pay people to bike to work? (Momentum Mag)
- Rural communities are benefiting from e-bike incentives (PBS)
- Golden Empire Transit is considering ending bus route to Tejon outlets that workers rely on (Turn to 23)
- What’s happening with (some) old BART cars (SF Standard)
- Cities need to rethink transportation networks as commutes no longer dominate (Brookings)
- Tires emit toxic pollution: More evidence (Yale)
- Five years after S.B. 1, State auditor removes CA transportation infrastructure from “high-risk list” (Construction Equipment Guide)
- CA regulators tell Arrowhead to stop taking spring water; company claims state water rights (Spectrum News)
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