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Why widening highways doesn't reduce traffic; Road deaths rival the number of homicides; San Diego transit fare evaders face $25 fine; Stop relying on GPS; More

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  • Why widening highways doesn't reduce traffic (Yale Climate Connections)
  • Road deaths rival the number of homicides as Sacramento considers state of emergency (Sacramento Bee)
  • ICYMI: Speed cameras issue unbiased tickets (The Conversation)
  • Caltrans holding workshops on its Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program (Plumas Sun)
  • To celebrate fifty years of business, Specialized is offering free bike tune-ups for any bike this weekend (Cycling News, Bike Rumor)
  • San Diego North County transit ridership seeing a rebound (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • MTS approves $25 fine for fare evaders on San Diego transit (CBS8)
  • What can happen if we stop using GPS to navigate (LAist)
  • California Transportation Commission allocates $4 billion for mostly highways (and some rail and other projects)
  • Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) needs to build political support (Mass Transit)

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