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And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:
L.A. Metro and many Southern California city leaders are pushing for SB 1361, which would essentially carve L.A. County out from last year’s pro-transit-oriented housing legislation SB 79
The deaths of a Colorado married couple has some mourning an eerie coincidence — and others outraged at two predictable tragedies that could have been prevented.
More evidence that San Francisco drivers are out of control—and that SFMTA must start incorporating concrete into its designs if it wants to reduce crashes.