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Wednesday’s Headlines

Cities Need to Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are...

By Damien Newton

10:13 AM PDT on May 7, 2025

Report Details Why SF Is Failing at Vision Zero (Examiner)
Mobility Plans Are Great, the Money to Fund Them Are Better (Times of SD)
Streets for All Founder Warns Budget Cuts Would Make Streets Worse (LAT)
Uber Coming to SF’s Market Street in “Coming Days” (Standard)
Business Owner Battles VTA Over Land Seized for BART Extension (Merc-News)
Even More on Irvine’s Great Park Planning (OC Register)
R’s Push to End CA Vehicle Standards a Sign of State’s Clout (Examiner)
R’s EV Fee Plan Charges EV Owners More Than Regular Car Owners Pay in Gas Taxes (Autoblog, WaPo)
Walmart Building Network of EV Chargers. (Inc.)
Long Beach Beach Streets This Saturday (Watchdog, Press-Telegram, Long Beach Post, Biking in L.A.)
Why not pay people to commute by e-bike? (Momentum Mag)

Get the rest of the headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF.

Damien Newton

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