Wednesday’s Headlines
How bike lanes slow drivers and save lives; What the best bike communities have in common; What's the good news?
8:04 AM PST on November 6, 2024
- How bike lanes slow drivers and save lives (Next City)
- What the best cycling communities have in common (Bicycling)
- “Greening” a city doesn’t mean just planting trees. Here are some ideas (Knee Deep Times)
- Costa Mesa receives grant for a new on-demand service (Mass Transit)
- Silicon Valley cities get funding for micro-transit (San Jose Spotlight)
- SF Bay ferries get funding to electrify the fleet (SF Examiner, KPIX)
- Contra Costa County gets money for a huge highway interchange project (Contra Costa Herald)
- State of Washington voters refuse to repeal its cap-and-trade program (NY Times, Axios)
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