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Is there a perfect climate policy? Federal grants for safer streets; How income, race, and design affect pedestrian casualties; More

By Melanie Curry

8:45 AM PDT on September 9, 2024

Is there a perfect climate policy? (Earth.org)
USDOT announces $1B for safer streets (Route Fifty)
How income, race, and design affect pedestrian casualties (Phys.org)
Transit month features a transit-riding contest (SF Chronicle)
San Mateo County transit struggles reveal rift between agencies (SM Daily Journal)
How a mobility council helped shape Sacramento’s new accessible light rail vehicles (Mass Transit)
Transit leaders celebrate new Muni terminal in the Presidio (ABC7)
Chino leaders celebrate widening of SR 60/Central Ave interchange (Patch)
SF convenes transit working group to address SFMTA deficit (SF Bay.ca)
How US intercity bus lines are faring (SmartCitiesDive)
SF’s Van Ness BRT speeds travel by 36% (Planetizen)
Mount Tamalpais trails to open to bikes (Marin Independent Journal)
Waymo offers lots of data to convince skeptics of its safety (The Verge)
Insurance companies may have to come clean about how they make money – and they do make money (Shelterforce)

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Melanie Curry

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