Monday’s Headlines

Why are we failing so badly on Vision Zero?

8:50 AM PDT on October 28, 2024

Another pedestrian death raises the question: how are we failing so badly with Vision Zero? (KQED)
New "express" lanes don't work as intended (SF Chronicle)
More on transit funding
- Humboldt Transit Authority will get intercity express line (Lost Coast Outpost, Redheaded Blackbelt)
- Santa Barbara gets $70 million (Noozhawk)
Dodger fans discover public transit (New York Times)
CARB considers rules to increase electric, decrease gas-powered motorcycles (CalMatters)
Tesla is testing self-driving taxis in the Bay Area using its employees (Fortune, SF Chronicle)
How the build environment affects your mood (Planetizen)
Consumers don't want immediate delivery (Transport Topics)

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Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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