Wednesday’s Headlines

• Bike-friendly bills at the midpoint (CalBike)
• We’re all roadkill (Slate)
• A peek inside LA Metro’s free “adopt-a bike” program (The Source)
• Does an area’s “walk score” really describe its walkability? (Fehr & Peers)
• A morning with BART’s Crisis Intervention Specialists (KQED)
• LA Metro to test “tap-out” fare pay system to discourage fare evasion (LAist)
• SF to get $3.4B from FTA for downtown rail hub (Smart Cities Dive)
• Muni head Jeffrey Tumlin on the hot seat… for being anti-car (SF Standard)
• Where legislators are at odds with Newsom on budget (Sacramento Bee)
  • Closing prisons would help balance the budget (California Budget and Policy Center)
• Millions in US face extreme heat (The Guardian)

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