Thursday’s Headlines
DMV hasn't been tracking AV crash liability at all; King City is doing it right, building "traffic gardens" to teach kids about safety; LAO says (drum roll) gas tax revenue will diminish - but we knew that would happen; More
8:54 AM PST on December 14, 2023
- California DMV stopped tracking AV crash liability several years ago (SF Examiner)
- A model to follow: King City inaugurates “traffic gardens” for youth education on traffic safety (King City Rustler)
- California youth are suing the EPA over climate change (NPR)
- LAO report: As has long been predicted, gas tax revenue will diminish in the future (Cal Matters, Courthouse News)
- John Oliver on freight trains
- Metrolink’s system needs upgrades, so it will shut down for 4 days over the holidays (KTLA)
- Federal Safe Streets for All program awards $139 million to California projects (Senator Padilla)
- Long, traffic-choked commutes affect lower income people the most (LA Times)
- Pasadena approves a plan for fossil-fuel-free energy (LAist)
- Interview with Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (Urban Land)
- COP28 agreement signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era, says the UN
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