Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:51 AM PST on December 18, 2015
- Berkeley shows how it’s done: build housing, fight climate change (East Bay Express)
- Legislator calls for a plan for cap-and-trade money that’s is so far unallocated (LA Times)
- Assemblymember’s resignation means an expensive, low-turnout election in Fresno (Cal Matters)
- New EPA ozone rules could impact Southern California highway expansion plans (Financial Channel)
- OMG! DMV’s safety regulations on driverless cars will put a stop to innovation! (San Jose Mercury News)
- Self-driving cars will mean more driving, not less (TreeHugger)
- Eight things top bike cities have done to promote cycling (Bicycling)
- Transportation Demand Management: what it is, what it does, and why we should know more about it (Mobility Lab)
- Ways to raise money for affordable housing (Next City)
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