Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:27 AM PST on February 24, 2016
- San Diego struggles to figure out bike-share (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Should California give subsidies to people buying bicycles? (Grist)
- West Hollywood fights for its own subway (Los Angeles Magazine)
- Four steps for cutting oil use in California (Union of Concerned Scientists)
- Board of Equalization lowers gas tax once again, costing state $328 million (CBS) (See Streetsblog’s take on gas prices here)
- Lompoc city leaders worry about gas tax revenues, other things (Lompoc Record)
- Counting only commuters undercounts transit users (City Observatory)
- How vague should a transit plan be? (Human Transit)
- Berkeley professor says state needs to align climate, tax policies (Phys.Org)
- Lyft may share data on rides that serve L.A. Metro stations (LA Times)
- Amsterdam wasn’t always bike friendly: before and after photos (Gizmodo)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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