Today’s Headlines

• Yes, excessive parking does cause more driving (CityLab)
• CA senators plan legislative response to methane gas leak (California Public Radio)
• Self-driving cars still need human drivers, according to reports submitted to DMV (GovTech)
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority adds internal bike racks to its buses, seeks feedback on them (VTA)
• Oakland's Cycles of Change scrambling to replace dozens of stolen bikes (Contra Costa Times)
• Newsweek profiles L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti (and quotes L.A. Streetsblog's Joe Linton)
• Why can't cheaply built houses be an affordability solution? (City Observatory)
• The Guardian begins a special series on gentrification
• Very cool graphic shows what Americans do with their time (Flowing Data)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF