Today’s Headlines

7:55 AM PDT on April 21, 2015

Ecofriendly ways to travel in L.A.--not sure how Uber counts--and bikes are only #4? (Daily News)
Now this is key legislation: a bill to allow “bike bus” passengers to drink alcohol while pedaling (Systemic Failure)
Everything you want to know about cap-and-trade now available in one place (ILG)
More hints for Fresno on becoming a “nice downtown” (The Atlantic)
Police in SF say Uber driver deliberately ran over cyclist (SFGate)
The L.A. Times finally weighs in on the helmet bill (LAT)
New report from State Smart Transportation Initiative with data showing the obvious: that drivers going faster than 30 mph are more likely to ignore crosswalks (SSTI)
More on bicycling while black in Florida (or anywhere) (Systemic Failure) (Vox)
Check out your town's "livability index" (AARP)

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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