Tuesday’s Headlines
Protests shut down roads, bridges; Data comes in on "turbo" roundabout; What we've learned from 8 years of scooters; More
8:30 AM PDT on April 16, 2024
- Protests shut down bridges, highways (SF Standard, East Bay Times, KRON, Patch)
- South Bay’s “turbo” roundabout saw more crashes, no fatalities or serious injuries (Mercury News)
- E-bikes are growing up (Spectrum)
- Minnesota is giving out e-bike incentives (hello, California?) (CBS)
- Eight years into the scooter experiment, what have we learned? (Grist)
- Brightline high-speed rail on East Coast sells its $1.2 billion debt (Bloomberg)
- Planning for accessibility: proximity is more important than mobility (Planetizen)
- Climate change is driving demand for predatory loans (Guardian)
- Thirty beautiful bike rides (Momentum)
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