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By Melanie Curry

9:13 AM PDT on August 18, 2015

Screen shot 2015-08-18 at 8.43.24 AM — Amsterdam, 1965. From The Bike Share Boom, CityLab. Image: Kevin Kovaleski/DDOT DC

Novato plans a “Gateway” bus station—with less capacity than the existing one (Marin Independent Journal)
Cyclists call for safety campaign on Mount Diablo (Contra Costa Times)
Sacramento’s light rail system is fighting perception—by people who don’t ride it—that it is dirty, unsafe (Sacramento Bee)
The history of bike-share in a cute infographic (see image at right) (CityLab)
Sacramento Bee’s take on transportation funding talks (Sacramento Bee)
Traffic deaths are rising dramatically (AP)
Wrong: “A downtown can’t prosper if its people can’t park their cars.” (Sacramento Bee)
Podcast: how oil producers are reacting to changes in low carbon fuel standards (Platts)
Learn the lingo: a glossary of capitol insider terms (Sacramento Bee)
Thailand’s celebration sets a bike parade world record (Bangkok Post)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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