Thursday’s Headlines

Driving is increasing; School drop-off traffic is a huge problem; Driverless vehicles need an army of engineers; Speed warning bill COULD be a breakthrough, if the governor signs it; More

By Melanie Curry

8:45 AM PDT on September 19, 2024

Image: BART

People are driving more than before COVID (Axios)
School commute traffic is a huge problem for everyone (The Atlantic)
Speed warning bill could be a traffic safety breakthrough – if Governor Newsom signs it (Bloomberg)
Driverless vehicles need an army of engineers to operate (Jalopnik)
Transit app now features safe bike routes (Mass Transit)
It’s art, but also a live map of the LA Metro (LA Downtown News)
SMART gets $7 million from federal Safe Streets for All program, for bike and pedestrian paths (Mass Transit)
How BART’s new fare evasion gates work (they’re not) (SF Standard)
San Jose is swapping out e-scooter companies (Spotlight)
Port of Stockton gambles on dirty hydrogen. Environmental groups file suit (Heatmap, Sacramento Bee)
Politics are getting in the way of San Francisco’s climate goals (The Frisc)
Unwritten rule in the CA legislature: negotiate in secret with lobbyists, not in public (CalMatters)
Can a carbon market save the Amazon? (The Economist)
The Kern River is drying up (LA Times)
San Francisco says Oakland airport renaming is confusing travelers; SF airport sues (SF Standard, Mercury News, Local News Matters)
City council-commissioned analysis recommends that LA lower rent caps (LAist)
A new Costco in LA will come with 800 apartments above it (Fast Company)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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