Friday’s Headlines
Better transit for Folsom, Elk Grove, maybe; Waymo eyes robotaxi expansion; LA Metro ridership is growing; More
8:25 AM PDT on August 30, 2024
- Folsom to study potential public transit improvements for better health care access (Folsom Times)
- Transit service in Elk Grove is thin: What riders want (Mass Transit)
- LA Metro ridership is still on the upward swing (Mass Transit)
- Momentum Mag offers a list of stunning elevated bike paths
- Waymo eyes robotaxi expansion (SF Chronicle)
- Did you know about the Waymo cam? Watch them navigate a parking lot full of their fellows (YouTube)
- Will private donors help fund wildlife crossings over [state-built] freeways? (LAist)
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