(After writing about the desperate and deadly streets faced by pedestrians, it seemed callous to follow it with an April Fool’s article.  But since I know you all deserve a laugh in your life I grabbed the following links from an email sent by Reconnecting America for you all since you won’t get to read my great story about the new Expo route that’s going through Damien Goodmon’s house, turning at the house he was raised at and ending at his former grade school.)

• Caltrans, Newsome Decide to Demolish I-280 in SF (SF Streetsblog)
• Today is Drive to Work Day (Seattle Transit Blog)
• GM Sold to Transit Agencies (Portland Transport)
• DC Neighborhood Converted Entirely to Open Space (Greater Greater Washington)
• Obama Signs High-Speed Rail Bill (Transport Politic)
• Google Brings Bike Share to NYC (Commuter Page Blog)