Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:22 AM PDT on August 19, 2015
- San Rafael celebrates new bike path (Marin Independent Journal)
- Sports teams campaign for better transit in anticipation of new Sacramento arena (Sacramento Bee)
- EBMUD may ease restrictions on bikes on East Bay watershed trails; public meeting tomorrow (Oakland Tribune)
- Monterey council votes for bike and pedestrian improvements (Monterey Herald)
- International Utility Locate Rodeo: yes, competitive locating of underground utilities is a thing. “People watch golf. This is way more interesting than golf.” (CityLab)
- Study: gas wells emit much more methane than previously estimated or reported (EDF)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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