Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:39 AM PDT on August 21, 2017
- Going car-free in Pasadena, discovering freedom (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
- Stockton’s “radical shift” in thinking is good for bicycle safety (Record.net)
- Narrow roads are better than crosswalks (Strong Towns)
- Alameda County seeks input on bike, pedestrian conditions in unincorporated areas (Pleasanton Weekly)
- Report: Rail’s role in the California economy (SCVnews)
- Why are Trader Joe’s parking lots so small? So the store can exist (KPCC)
- Study: One third of Seattle traffic is people just driving around looking for parking–or riders (King5)
- CA legislature back in session today: housing, immigration on agenda (The Eagle)
- Newport Beach, opposed to gas tax increase, rejects funding for road repairs (LA Times)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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Commentary: Advocates Should be Proud of What They’ve Accomplished
Now let's leverage the victories and demand more from the transit and street bureaucracies
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