Thursday’s Headlines
"Extreme commutes"; Cruise begins process to reinstate its self-driving cars; San Diego voters to weigh in on transportation sales tax measure; More
8:36 AM PDT on April 11, 2024
- Bay Wheels bikeshare plans expansion in SF Bay Area (CBS)
- These Bay Area workers face “extreme commutes” (El Tecolote)
- Santa Monica approves bike and pedestrian station access plan for Bergamot Station (Santa Monica Next)
- Cruise begins process to reinstate its self-driving cars in California (SF Examiner, The Verge)
- San Diego voters to decide on transportation sales tax measure in November (ABC 7)
- Truckee town council hears an update on its TART microtransit pilot program (Sierra Sun)
- BART celebrates Autism Acceptance Month (Axios)
- Multiple cities in Silicon Valley to collaborate on a project for safe routes to schools (San Jose Spotlight)
- LA Metro adds bus priority lanes in the San Fernando Valley (Gov Tech)
- Big Oil is quietly paying state attorneys general to kill climate litigation (Heated)
- People think we’re weird because we don’t own a car (The Guardian)
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