Monday’s Headlines

Remembering traffic victims; SF Muni in dire need of funding, and cracking down on far evasion; What happens to old diesel engines? More

By Melanie Curry

8:41 AM PST on November 18, 2024

Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

San Francisco remembers traffic victims (ABC)
Company is "envisioning" luxe overnight trains between LA and SF Bay Area (NewsBreak)
SF Muni is in dire need of funding (KQED)
SF Muni cracks down on fare evasion (SF Chronicle)
Some demand Newsom deploy CHP on BART. But why? (KQED)
San Mateo Transportation Authority discusses projects to reduce congestion on 101 (San Mateo Daily Journal)
SacRT set to begin construction on light rail station (ABC10)
What happens to old diesel train engines? Caltrain is sending its to Peru (Times Herald)

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Melanie Curry

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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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