Friday’s Headlines
Kidical Mass is fun advocacy; Danville's Bicycle Advocacy Commission is doing too good a job; Why some regions want to consolidate transit agencies; More
8:35 AM PDT on May 10, 2024
- The kids are excited about Oakland’s Kidical Mass ride this weekend: “100% fun” (Berkeleyside)
- Danville’s Bike Advocacy Commission is doing such a good job, the city wants to disband it (Mercury News)
- Ten reasons to bike to work more often (Momentum Mag)
- National Bike to School Day in Marin (Marin Independent Journal)
- BART extension to San Jose will get $500M in upcoming federal budget (Mercury News)
- Why there’s a move to consolidate regional transit agencies (Governing)
- A quick look at SFMTA’s MuniSafe initiative (Intelligent Transport)
- Ventura County’s Gold Coast transit system to raise fares (KCLU)
- Bills try to address concerns about people living, going to school near oil wells (Capital Public Radio)
- Newsom touts California climate spending (LA Times, The Desert Review)
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