Today’s Headlines
Happy Memorial Day weekend. Streetsblog California will be taking a break on Monday to enjoy some bike and pedestrian infrastructure somewhere in the state. Meanwhile, here are a few things to read:
8:30 AM PDT on May 22, 2015
Happy Memorial Day weekend. Streetsblog California will be taking a break on Monday to enjoy some bike and pedestrian infrastructure somewhere in the state. Meanwhile, here are a few things to read:
- SANDAG officials still insist that expanding freeways is environmentally friendly (San Diego City Beat)
- How suburban are big cities in the US? Los Angeles is more urban than you might think (FiveThirtyEight)
- Here’s an app that makes it easy for members of the public to weigh in on proposed legislation (Tech Crunch)
- Long Beach hopes L.A., Santa Monica in race for first L.A. County Bike Share (LongBeachize)
- Reclaiming city space: Tactical Urbanism explained (The Dirt)
- Celebrating protected bike lanes on Oak and Fell in San Francisco (SF Bicycle Coalition)
- Richmond reinvents itself (San Francisco Magazine)
- ICYMI: Kids who are driven everywhere don’t know where they are (CityLab)
- Don’t mess with Texas HSR…Actually, if it means more federal $ for CAHSR…(CAHSR Blog)
- L.A.’s next light rail will open in 2016…with accompanying bike path (Santa Monica Next)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
More from Streetsblog California
Wednesday’s Headlines
Shoutout to our friends at Streetsblog Chicago for this morning's assist.
April 1, 2026
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“Hey bro let’s both sign waivers and meetup for a consensual Full MMA sparring session,” the message reads. “Let’s settle this like men.”
March 31, 2026
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The post Op-Ed: Don’t Blow Sunday Streets appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.
March 31, 2026
How To Fix The Broken Federal Gas Tax
Drivers aren't paying their fair share — and no one else is getting their due. Is it time to rethink our federal road funding mechanisms?
March 30, 2026
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