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Bay Area reset on transit revenue measure? Smartphone data shows distracted driving is rising fast; Bel Air homeowners vow to kill subway (they must love that 405 traffic); More

By Melanie Curry

8:28 AM PDT on June 5, 2024

Bay Area leaders to discuss a reset on finding transit revenue (Mass Transit)
Cities need bicycle skills training in addition to nice bike lanes (Bloomberg)
Oakland lists its most dangerous roads (Oaklandside)
Smartphone data shows that distracted driving is rising fast (Smart Cities Dive)
Caltrans turns to AI to help it crunch all the traffic data it collects (GovTech)
SANDAG honing in on possible routes for Del Mar rail tunnel (San Diego Union Tribune)
Homeowners in Bel Air vow to kill subway through Sepulveda pass (KCRW)
CA is offering $400 gift cards for people to help test alternative to gas tax (LA Times)
Transit Workers Union on Teslas, AVs
Oil industry asks Supreme Court to block climate lawsuits in states (LA Times)
Pause on update to Low Carbon Fuel Standards is an opportunity to do it right (ICCT)
Can an underground maze of abandoned pipes save cities? (Business Insider)
People are stealing fire hydrants (Daily Bulletin)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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