Thursday’s Headlines

Pedestrian deaths are high, and underreported; Video tour of future HSSR alignment; LA Metro riders probably think transit is safe, as opposed to ex-riders; More

By Melanie Curry

8:23 AM PDT on June 6, 2024

Twisted Valley, Elche, Spain. Photo by Jesús Granada

Pedestrian deaths are shockingly high - and underreported (The Urbanist)
Video: Lucid Stew offers a tour of the future high-speed rail alignment, starting in Anaheim (YouTube)
LA Metro riders are more likely to see transit as safe than do people who haven't returned after the pandemic (Phys.org)
First look at potential vehicles for planned Watsonville-Santa Cruz passenger rail (Mass Transit)
San Jose to break ground on long-awaited light rail extension (Mercury News)
Bike hubs, bike parking, bike bridges: A gallery of beautiful bike architecture (Arch Daily)
LAist answers questions about California's road tax pilot program
UN Secretary-General calls for complete ban on fossil fuel advertising (Heated)
Speculation upon speculation as to why NY Governor Hochul suspended congestion pricing, or even if she can (Pedestrian Observations)
- Hochul blew it (Curbed)
Who benefits from the remote work experiment? (The Atlantic)
City of Portland adds two electric cargo bikes to its city fleet, for official business (Bike Portland)

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Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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