Friday’s Headlines

LA buses will have AI cameras to help enforce bus-only lanes; Who rides the LA subway? San Mateo transit officials want regional discussions to include them better; More

By Melanie Curry

8:35 AM PST on December 8, 2023

How enforcement cameras will parse what they see. Image: Hayden AI

LA Metro buses to use AI cameras to enforce bus-only lanes (LAist)
Who rides the LA subway? (LA Times)
San Mateo transit officials are feeling left out of discussions around potential regional transit agency consolidation (San Mateo Daily Journal)
Caltrans wants public input on first proposed toll lanes in Sacramento region (CapRadio)
Sacramento Regional Transit begins final testing of new light rail train sets (KCRA)
Rumors of a universal transit pass in the Bay Area are real - for a fortunate few (SF Chronicle)
Which California cities are taking charge in shift to electric buses? (LA Times)
CA high speed rail plans, explained (California.com)
Long ago, LA had a plan for elevated pedestrian walkways throughout downtown (LAist)
Legislative Analyst predicts state budget shortfall (CalMatters)

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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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