Friday’s Headlines

NTSB calls for speed limiters on all cars; NYC congestion pricing could unleash a transportation revolution; Santa Cruz ready to launch big transit improvements; More

By Melanie Curry

8:36 AM PST on November 17, 2023

National Transportation Safety Board calls for speed limiting tech on all cars (NTSB)
NYC congestion pricing could unleash a transportation revolution (Bloomberg)
Santa Cruz set to launch Wave: faster, more frequent transit routes (Mass Transit)
MTC approves plan to spend emergency transit operations funds (Contra Costa Herald)
Some DTLA transit is free until freeway is fixed (Eyewitness News)
Sausalito council votes to modify ferry landing design: trees, bicycle queuing, parking are issues (Mass Transit)
CARB approves electric vehicle incentive funding plan
Manufacturers struggle to meet demand for electric buses (Smart Cities Dive)
What percentage of California's public vehicle fleet is electric? (Gov Tech)
Ten years of cap-and-trade has "slashed" emissions, generated investments - more work needed (Environmental Defense Fund)

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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

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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