Monday’s Headlines

12:01 AM EDT on July 1, 2019

Transit agencies are increasingly turning to ride-hailing services to solve the "last mile" problem. But it turns out people don't want to transfer from a bus to a car much more than they want to transfer to another bus. (Wired)
California drivers say Uber and Lyft tricked them into petitioning against their own labor rights. (Vox)
Curbed breaks down where the Democratic presidential candidates stand on climate policy.
Today is July 1 — the start of many states and cities' fiscal years — which means changes are taking effect. Among them are a California gas tax hike and San Francisco fare hike (KTVU), a gas tax hike in Ohio (WCPO) and a ban on riding scooters on sidewalks in San Antonio (Express-News).
San Francisco's Transpay transit center is also scheduled to reopen today. (Chronicle)
A group called “Seattle Subway” wants to put a measure on the ballot expanding light rail to more neighborhoods (KOMO) — and The Stranger is swooning over the plan.
A $60-million federal grant will let Dallas Area Rapid Transit expand capacity by lengthening platforms to accommodate larger trains. (NBC DFW)
Metro Transit is moving or removing 450 bus stops in St. Louis County, Mo. (Post-Dispatch)
A planned extension of Minneapolis’s Blue Line is in limbo. (KSTP)
Capital Bikeshare stations now show up on Lyft's app. (Washingtonian)

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