Monday’s Headlines

San Jose dissolves its Vision Zero task force; Analyzing SF's most dangerous intersections; A look at draft designs for high-speed rail stations; Waymo okayed to expand robotaxi operations; More

By Melanie Curry

8:34 AM PST on March 4, 2024

Rendering of Merced High Speed Rail Station. Image: CAHSRA

San Jose dissolves its Vision Zero task force (SVBC)
Analyzing SF's most dangerous intersections (SF Chronicle)
A first look at future high-speed rail stations (SF Chronicle)
- Including Merced Station, meeting point for HSR and local transit (BNN)
High speed rail costs hold steady (Sacramento Bee)
Watch out, LA: Waymo given green light to expand robotaxi operations (Transport Topics, LAist)
CARB funds $33 million for zero emission school buses (School Transportation News)
Caltrans to host online meeting about Hwy 150 in Ventura County (KEYT)
"Coerced labor," especially among children, is on the rise (Daily Bulletin)

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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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