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

The Netherlands’ Hovenring

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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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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