Tuesday’s Headlines
Collision brings attention to traffic safety problems along Oakland's bus rapid transit; Santa Monica BBB begins deploying unarmed "safety officers"; The deadliest intersections in America; More
8:36 AM PDT on March 12, 2024
- Ride the old BART cars for the last time on April 20 (BART)
- Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus deploys unarmed “safety officers” on transit (Santa Monica Next)
- Bus collision underscores traffic dangers along bus rapid transit line in Oakland (Oaklandside)
- The deadliest intersections in America, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Stacker)
- Pedestrian issues that need attention (Pasadena Now)
- Study after study shows bike lanes are good for business, but business owners don’t understand that (Business Insider)
- Federal administration recommends $4 billion for 14 transit construction projects (FTA, Railway Age)
- FTA says BART extension to San Jose will cost more than anticipated (Mercury News)
- San Francisco regulation on e-bike batteries has bike shops worried, say it misses the mark (SF Standard)
- California Public Utilities Commission sets standards for electrifying transportation (Transportation Today)
- Carbon neutrality on college campuses (CalMatters)
- London’s ultra-low emission zone worked (The Guardian)
- Man walking from Washington to Washington D.C. reaches his goal, has thoughts (Washington Post)
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