Monday’s Headlines
We know how to reduce pedestrian deaths, but will we do what it takes? CA allocates tons of money to roads; Bikes will save us! More
8:37 AM PDT on October 23, 2023
- The path to reducing pedestrian deaths is clear (New York Times)
- CTC allocates $3.7 billion for road projects:
- Northern CA version (Redheaded Black Belt)
- Merced County version (GoldRush Cam)
- Bike buses are a thing (Bike Portland)
- Bikes will save us! (The Spinoff)
- Walkability lessons from Europe (Planetizen)
- Crosswalk coming to deadly San Jose intersection (San Jose Spotlight)
- Palo Alto development to take advantage of no-parking-minimums law (Palo Alto Online)
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