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Tuesday’s Headlines

Bill would authorize ballot measure for Bay Area transit funding; Americans are riding transit in record numbers; Students go for BART-riding speed record; More

8:44 AM PDT on March 19, 2024

San Francisco Muni electric bus on red transit-only lane

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  • How Caltrans grants to "reconnect communities" might be used (Mercury News)
  • More on bill to authorize ballot measure for Bay Area transit funding (SF Chronicle, Bloomberg, SF Examiner)
  • Students ride the entire BART system, to all 50 stations, in under 6 hours (Berkeleyside)
  • Americans are riding transit in record numbers (Yahoo)
  • Globally, just over half of commutes are by car (Phys.org)
  • Big housing project in San Jose could fly through approval process (Mercury News)
  • Understanding the benefits of smart growth (Planetizen)
  • Unlock missing middle housing with parking reform (Sightline Institute)
  • New federal grants for closing gaps in bike trails across the U.S. (AP)
  • In San Diego, more than half of police chases begin for a minor reason, and crashes are common (San Diego Union Tribune)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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