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By Melanie Curry

9:13 AM PST on December 8, 2015

Crowdsourced apps might do a better job reporting Bay Area transit delays than official ones (GovTech)
More on federal transportation bill:
- How much money for L.A. County? (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
- Tahoe will get wider highways–and buses (Carson Now)
How free holiday parking in Oakland is hurting business (East Bay Express)
On biking while black, South L.A., and car-free dating (LA Times)
City in CA loses lawsuit on substandard road design for bicycles (SSTI)
The best thing you can do for the environment: take fewer car trips (Mobility Lab)
Will California’s Interregional Transportation Improvement Plan support funding for highway projects or multi-modal transportation? (Safe Routes to School)
Real estate investors are hot for Oakland’s disappearing “Auto Row” (San Francisco Business Journal)
An idea for funding affordable housing (City Observatory)
Climate policies are “chilling” housing development in CA—sprawl development, that is (San Diego Union Tribune)
Guidelines released for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (Safe Routes to School)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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