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Thursday’s Headlines

Interesting lawsuit out of Fresno tests the limits of induced demand as a legal argument.

  • CA Erupts with Protests After ICE Murders (OC Register, Times of SD, ABC7, SF Chronicle)
  • Lawsuit Says Highway Widening Will Make Congestion Worse (Fresno Bee)
  • Newsom Prepares for Final State of the State (SacBee, LAT)
  • SF Sees Drop in Pedestrian Fatalities (SFChron)
  • SF Mayor's Handling of Waymo Meltdown During Blackouts (SFChron)
  • Woman Keeps Killing People with Her Car, Prosecutors Want Her Off the Street (LB Post)
  • Trump Pulls US from International Groups/Treaties, Many of Which Have to Do with Climate (LAT)
  • State DOTs Building Networks of EV Chargers (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
  • Here Are 19 Transit Projects That Opened Last Year and 19 More That Will Open This Year in USA (The Transport Politic)

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