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Money for clean transportation projects and highways; Petaluma offers free on-demand rideshare; Waymo tries to nudge riders to take transit; More

By Melanie Curry

8:21 AM PDT on October 18, 2024

Photo by Roger Rudick

Caltrans awards $206m for clean local transportation projects (Bay Area Metro)
$200m in federal grants for CA highway improvements (Senator Alex Padilla)
Petaluma tests free on-demand shuttles (Petaluma 360)
On San Francisco ballot: an initiative to make Uber, Lyft support public transit (Politico)
Waymo is testing out a credit for riders who use its vehicles to reach public transit (Clean Technica, Waymo)
Uber and Lyft can be critical for reaching medical care (California Health Line)
Berkeleyside came up with a perfect combination: a Public Transit Beer Trail
Microplastics are everywhere (Heated)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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