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

By Melanie Curry

8:54 AM PST on December 14, 2023

The King City Traffic Garden, located on the corner of Bedford Avenue and San Antonio Drive, is a place where children can learn the rules of the road and practice their bicycling and driving skills. (Photo: TAMC)

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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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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