Today’s Headlines

9:00 AM PDT on April 24, 2015

Another excuse for distracted driving: New signals in Walnut Creek will warn drivers, through their iPhones, to stop texting because their light is about to turn green (Walnut Creek Patch)
The 710 tunnel would be "the last freeway" in California--honest (NextCity)
Cost-benefit analyses for 710 alternatives called for (these haven't been done already?) (PasadenaNow)
California asking for volunteers to participate in pilot test of road user charge (Capitol Public Radio)
More about millenials buying cars (CityLab)
ICYMI: Trek recalls bikes (with disc brakes) (NBC News)
Cool bike posters (Price Tags)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

Today’s Headlines

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

Active Transportation Program Calls for Volunteer Evaluators

Study: When Speed Limits Rise on Interstates, So Do Crash Hot Spots on Nearby Roads

Eyes on the Street: New Lincoln Park Avenue Bike Lanes

Independent Safety Advocates Beef up the Wiggle

Thursday’s Headlines