Tuesday’s Headlines
What makes a person on a bike feel comfortable riding? Navigating politically difficult conversations as an advocate; U.S. "Highway Trust Fund" is emptying out; More
8:38 AM PDT on October 24, 2023
- What makes people feel comfortable biking (Toole Design)
- Navigating politically difficult conversations as a bike or transit advocate (Carter Lavin)
- European Declaration on Cycling aims to “unlock the full potential” of bicycling (Inside EVs)
- The U.S. Highway Trust Fund is running on empty (Eno Transportation)
- Stanford Hospital was supposed to get its employees to not drive to work, but is failing (Almanac News)
- Unhoused people are on the “bleeding edge” of the climate crisis (KQED)
- Who is getting all the climate solution investment money? (LAist)
- Truck makers are two years ahead of schedule on CA zero-emission truck sales (CARB)
- 21 new species have gone extinct thanks to human activities (LA Times)
- How does the DMV monitor disabled parking placard abuse? (Sacramento Bee)
- How new housing bills will change California (SF Chronicle)
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