Today’s Headlines

8:35 AM PDT on September 11, 2017

Biking to work means better health and longer life (Washington Post)
I-5 at San Diego border will shut down for a long weekend in September (San Diego Union Tribune)
New crossing makes things easier for Hayward pedestrians (East Bay Times)
Some arguments around expanding the 710, and paying for it (Whittier Daily News)
Congestion pricing for L.A. getting some serious discussion (KPCC)
Op Ed writer gets heated about free BART fares for employees, family members (East Bay Times)
High speed rail is a long-term investment, already paying dividends (Sacramento Bee)
In London, they reduced truck traffic even while deliveries increased (Core 77)
Hurricane Harvey's damaged vehicles: warnings, insurance, “overabundance of new cars” available to replace them (LA Times)
How bike helmets work—and don't (Washington Post)
Mexico's earthquake warning gave some over a minute's warning (LA Curbed)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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