Wednesday’s Headlines

Policing won't solve traffic violence; Geary BRT gets a Silver star; DMV ready to regulate/allow autonomous big rigs; More

By Melanie Curry

8:49 AM PDT on September 4, 2024

More policing won't solve traffic violence (NextCity)
SF's Geary bus rapid transit gets a silver star from the ITDP (City of San Francisco)
Sacramento RTD debuts new low-floor rail vehicles (ABC10)
Caltrain introduces a $1 youth fare (Mercury News)
LA Metro expands tap-to-exit/fare evasion program to Santa Monica (KTLA, ABC7)
City of Fairfield adds three hydrogen battery buses to its fleet (this article calls them "zero emission") (Mass Transit)
DMV publishes draft regulations on driverless big rigs; public comment accepted through early October (CCJ)
Chevron pays to get a per-barrel tax off the Richmond ballot (Politico)
A last minute bill would weaken California's auto lemon law (and it's on the Governor's desk) (CalMatters)
As EVs replace gas cars, where do the used cars go? (Vox)
CA law makes it easier for churches to build affordable housing on their property (LA Times)

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Melanie Curry

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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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