Tuesday’s Headlines

DMV getting ready to allow driverless big rigs; Allowing bike riders to roll through stop signs does not increase risky behavior; Where are the bikes for women? More

By Melanie Curry

8:40 AM PDT on September 3, 2024

AV truck. Image: Ryder

Electric trains are great. Why is Newsom pushing hydrogen? (SF Chronicle)
CA DMV is gearing up to allow testing of driverless big rigs (NBC Bay Area)
Study: Allowing bike riders to roll through stop signs does not increase risky behavior (OPB)
Why are there so few bikes built for women? (Bike Radar)
Bill to add speed enforcement cameras to Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu passes legislature (KEYT)
- So does bill requiring passive speed governors on new cars in CA (Scott Wiener)
Fresno's historic rail station is being transformed for future high-speed rail (The Cool Down)
Advocates grade Biden's climate efforts (AP News)
Taking the train across the country (Washington Post)
USDOT proposes rule on pedestrian accessibility standards (SmartCitiesDive)

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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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