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Low-traffic neighborhood see huge health benefits; How transportation funding is used to manipulate cities; Proposed FHWA rule would require pedestrian, bike safety assessments; More

By Melanie Curry

8:47 AM PDT on March 11, 2024

Low-traffic neighborhood residents experience health gains worth 100 times the cost of implementing them (The Guardian)
Proposed FHWA rule change would require bike, pedestrian safety assessments (Smart Cities Dive)
How transportation funding is used to manipulate cities (Good Men Project)
Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits (Grist)
Emergency response teams investigate oil sheen off Huntington Beach (OC Register)
Rising utility rates make charging e-cars more expensive (SF Chronicle)
SF to receive $12m in federal funding for various projects, including wayfinding, station improvements (ABC)
Merced, San Joaquin have some of the worst pollution in the country (Yahoo!)

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Melanie Curry

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