Tuesday’s Headlines

People on foot, bikes spend plenty at businesses; Marin approves 25-year transportation "vision"; Oakland wants to remove bus shelters; SacRT rolls out cameras on buses for parking infractions; More

By Melanie Curry

8:27 AM PST on December 17, 2024

Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Bike riders and people on foot spend plenty of money in city centers (Dutch Cycling Embassy)
A Week Without Driving sparked a cultural shift (America Walks)
Podcast: How driving changes us (The War on Cars)
Sausalito approves plan for bike lanes, crosswalks (Marin Independent Journal)
Marin approves 25-year transportation plan (Mass Transit)
Santa Monica reports major jump in bus ridership, bike lanes (Santa Monica Next)
Oakland DOT wants to remove bus shelters for “safety” (Oaklandside)
Sacramento RT rolls out cameras on buses to ticket cars illegally parked at bus stops (KCRA)
New carpool lanes opening on Highway 101 near Santa Barbara (Independent)
Taylor Swift is one more proof that people want to be out and about among other people (Future of Where)
USDOT tool makes transportation equity data publicly available; Department seeks feedback (Smart Cities Dive)
Parents are creating their own ride-hail carpools to get kids to school (AP News)
Berkeley approves plan for housing at the North Berkeley BART station (Berkeleyside)
Coastal Commission approves plan to turn Great Highway into a park (SF Examiner)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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