Monday’s Headlines
Highway 1 keeps sliding into the sea, and California keeps fixing it; A new regional tolling agency? Did adding cars back to Fresno's car-free mall help business there? More
8:34 AM PDT on April 8, 2024
- California keeps working to fix a highway that’s sliding into the sea (SF Chronicle, LAist)
- CTC to consider setting up a new Capitol Area Regional Tolling Agency this Tuesday (Davis Vanguard)
- Did adding cars back to Fresno’s car-free mall help? (Independent)
- Transit agencies looking for ways to deal with rising assaults on bus operators (Mercury News)
- In Paris, bike riders now outnumber motorists (Forbes)
- Paris vs UK: “15-minute city” concept can transform a place (The Guardian)
- Are 6-story buildings the cure for SF’s housing shortage? (SF Standard)
- How states are working to increase housing (Politico)
- Car manufacturer: EV batteries need to be a lot lighter (Transport Topics)
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