Today's News Roundup

A bench sits in the foreground on a pier above the SF Bay in Berkeley, with the Sawtooth Building in the background on the left. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Bloomberg

Car-Free Transportation Gets Boost from U.S. Grant Program
Local News Matters

Lafayette adopts ‘Vision Zero’ plan to reduce traffic deaths, promote walking
New York Times

Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns
Marin Independent Journal

California Voice: State must ensure EV charging access for all
Bay City News/San Francisco Examiner

Gas prices stabilize in Bay Area, inch up in California
Slate

What if an All-Knowing Algorithm Ran Traffic and Transit?
Coast News

SANDAG grapples with budget deficits for regional transit agencies
Bloomberg

Public-Transit Tech Startup Via Snags $3.3 Billion Valuation in Funding Round
New York Times

Why Retired Subway Workers Are Getting $35,000 to Come Back
Marin Independent Journal

Stinson Beach home project tests coastal development rules
Patch

Marin County Seeks Guidance For Future Housing Development
San Francisco Chronicle

Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada could disappear in just 25 years