Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:52 AM PST on December 19, 2016
- Berkeley gets a protected intersection (Bike East Bay)
- San Diego gets bike valet service (San Diego Uptown News)
- Laguna Beach tells Caltrans: we need those pedestrian safety lights now (LA Times)
- Bike-share stations in Emeryville announced (E’ville Eye News)
- Uber to DMV: We don’t need no stinking permit (Mercury News) (LA Times)
- Cities are cutting public transportation because Uber (Slate)
- Meanwhile, overworked contract workers who deliver for Amazon drivers are tired (LA Times)
- Listen: High-speed rail and new electric charging stations will change CA transportation (Capital Public Radio)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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