Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:16 AM PST on December 9, 2016
- Investments in walking and biking can pay for themselves (Streetsblog Denver)
- A Sunday bike ride in a bike-friendly community (Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition)
- ….and a very long ride on an antique bike (Adventure Cycling)
- California Transportation Commission awards funding, including:
- $400 million for bike lanes, pedestrian improvements in Butte County (Action News)
- $9 million for safety upgrades in Riverside (Patch)
- Ignoring fare evaders can make mass transit faster and richer (Wired)
- CA Democrats and the future of cap-and-trade (Climate Central)
- Could you power your home with a bike? No, because we live like kings (NPR)
- Artists fear Ghost Ship fire will lead to mass evictions (Guardian)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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