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Brightline LA-to-Vegas promises quick construction; LA Metro buses set to test camera enforcement of bus lane obstruction; Why are we still knocking down houses to build freeways? More

By Melanie Curry

8:06 AM PDT on April 24, 2024

Safety bill amended to call for passive rather than active speed governor tech (SF Chronicle)
Brightline promises quick construction on LA-to-Las Vegas high-speed rail route (LA Times, Smart Cities Dive, Mass Transit)
LA Metro buses to begin testing automatic cameras to ticket cars parked in bus lanes (LA Times)
Waymo driverless taxi drove two blocks on wrong side of street “for safety reasons” (SF Chronicle)
Climate change is disrupting our sense of home (Vox)
Why are we still knocking down home to build highways? (Frontier Group)
Why did cars get so expensive? (The Atlantic)
Conservatives want to end universal basic income programs, ignoring evidence that they help (Governing)
MLB demands public funding for a Las Vegas stadium (LA Times)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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