Today’s Headlines

9:00 AM PDT on July 14, 2015

Bay Area Bike Share will be largest in US by 2017 (Planetizen)
More about special legislative session to discuss California transportation infrastructure (KPCC)
Malibu explores safety fixes for Pacific Coast Highway (LA Times)
San Diego's new transportation plan still won't meet state GHG reduction goals (KPBS)
Legislative Analyst's Office report outlines options for transportation funding (Sierra Sun Times)
How speed limits are set, and how they don't help prevent traffic deaths (FiveThirtyEight)
Seattle's plan to solve affordable housing (CityLab)
Smithsonian explores the bicycle's influence (NY Times)
The clearest explanation yet for why millenials drive less (CityLab)
Fishing for bikes in Amsterdam (PRI)

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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New Legislation, Backed by Bike Safety Groups, Proposed to Regulate E-Motos/E-Bikes

“Electric bicycles are transforming how Californians get around, but the rapid rise of high-powered electric devices has created confusion that puts people at risk,” said Marc T. Vukcevich, Director of State Policy for Streets For All