Wednesday’s Headlines
A close look at the way VMT is measures; Dangerous roads have something in common; What election results mean for CA; More
8:04 AM PST on November 13, 2024
- Looking closely at how VMT is measured and used (Fehr & Peers)
- The most dangerous roads all have something in common (Vox)
- After yet another pedestrian death, Sacramento finds way towards an emergency resolution (Sacramento Bee)
- Waymo is compiling data on pedestrian and bicycle crashes (The Verge)
- Sacramento transit agencies receive funding for heat resilient bus shelters (Folsom Times)
- Prop 5 failure will make affordable housing that much harder (SF Standard)
- What the election could mean for public transportation (Bloomberg, Governing)
- Transportation funding allocated by Biden administration is in jeopardy (Mass Transit)
- Trump’s proposed tariffs could hit California hard (CalMatters)
- Same with his water policies (SF Chronicle)
- Coastal Commission wants to build a massive sea wall along SF’s Ocean Beach (SF Chronicle)
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