Friday’s Headlines

Some cities are reaching Vision Zero targets (not in CA); Walking is dangerous because drivers are; How is SF's Central Subway helping Chinatown? More

By Melanie Curry

8:30 AM PST on March 1, 2024

Walking is dangerous, because drivers are (Forbes)
- But it doesn't have to be: Alexandria, VA, reaches zero traffic fatalities (City of Alexandria)
- Hoboken, NJ has been safe for seven years (CBS)
Las Vegas to LA high-speed rail could be a model for the rest of the country (LA Times)
State of Washington argues the pros and cons of linking its cap-and-trade system with California's (Everett Post)
How's that central subway doing for SF Chinatown? (SF Chronicle)
Bus manufacturer ENC to close SoCal factory (OC Register)

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Melanie Curry

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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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