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Ridership up at SF Muni, LA Metro; Bill could give Amtrak a way to enforce passenger priority; US Supreme Court is a threat to CA climate policies; More

By Melanie Curry

8:31 AM PDT on October 16, 2024

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SF Muni sees highest ridership in September since COVID (Mass Transit, SF Chronicle)
- So does LA Metro (Progressive Railroading)
Report documents transit agency efforts on equity (Smart Cities Dive)
New federal bill could give Amtrak a tool to force freight companies to comply with passenger priority laws (Progressive Railroading)
No, a plastic skeleton in the passenger seat does not make a carpool (New York Times, Sacramento Bee)
The exciting power of a e-bike (Next Avenue)
More on bill to prevent gas price spikes (Cal Matters, LA Times, Sacramento Bee, Mercury News)
US Supreme Court declines to hear Uber’s challenge to CA gig worker law (Reuters)
Supreme Court is a threat to California’s climate policies (Politico)
Should we trust Zillow’s climate risk data? (Heatmap)

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Melanie Curry

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