Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:03 AM PDT on August 26, 2016
- California passes climate change bills (NRDC)
- Will cap and trade die in California? (Ethan Elkind)
- San Francisco to break ground on its first protected intersection (SFMTA)
- Bay Bridge bike path connection to Yerba Buena Island won’t be ready until October (CBS Local)
- Bit ‘o history: A bike protest in San Francisco circa 1972 (SF Chronicle)
- More driving, more dying in 2016 (City Commentary)
- Sharp rise in 2016 traffic fatalities should renew calls for safer streets (TSTC)
- A cracked bike helmet didn’t save your life (Systemic Failure)
- Portland’s bike-share success is a lesson in how to do it right (BikePortland)
- A primer on politics in Sacramento (Sacramento Bee)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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