Monday’s Headlines

SF surpasses pedestrian fatality record; Super73 sued for marketing its products as e-bikes; New state laws coming into effect in 2025; More

By Melanie Curry

8:22 AM PST on December 30, 2024

Image: Hippo PX via Creative Commons

Too much driving makes Americans unhappy (The Guardian)
More about that twins study that shows how walkable cities are better for all (LAist)
San Francisco surpasses its pedestrian fatality record (SF Standard)
It's hard to be a pedestrian in a city rife with robotaxies (Washington Post)
E-bike maker Super73 sued for selling "switchable" e-bikes that can easily go over legally allowed speeds (Pasadena Star News)
Bill that would make it clear "switchable" bikes are illegal to sell takes effect in 2026 (Fox5)
Changes coming to Bay Area highways and transit in 2025 (SF Chronicle)
Governor Newsom touts new state laws for safer streets (Governor Gavin Newsom)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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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