Friday’s Headlines
The staggering health improvements bike commuting can bring; Where federal transit funds are going; E-bikes about the get a lot more expensive; More
8:16 AM PDT on May 31, 2024
- Video: The staggering health improvements from bike commuting (Shifter)
- Spike in pedestrian deaths hits nearly all metro areas (Route Fifty)
- Where federal transit funding is going (Traffic Technology Today)
- Tariffs are about to make e-bikes a lot more expensive (The Verge)
- How CA ending gas-powered vehicles could affect the nation (Governing)
- Caltrans to talk about project to replace Stockton viaduct (Caltrans)
- Caltrans to hold meeting on I-680 express lane options through Contra Costa County (Bay Area Metro)
- MTC approves $18.3 million allocation for Bay Area transit projects (Mass Transit)
- Colorado’s “ambitious” highway program means not building them (NY Times)
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