Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:16 AM PST on December 9, 2015
- Most bicycle commuters “feel health benefits” (BikeBiz)
- SF Bike Yield law passes first committee, needs at least eight supervisor votes next week (Hoodline)
- Sacramento light rail won’t reach airport any time soon (Sacramento Bee)
- Downtown L.A. office market is heating up (Wall Street Journal)
- Federal transportation bill: FAST Act pulled a fast one (City Observatory)
- Local governments are losing watchdogs as free weekly papers die out (Governing)
- Why aren’t cities planning for self-driving cars? (CityLab)
- Taking a walk in downtown L.A. with David Ulin (LA Downtown News)
- San Francisco commutes getting longer for all but the wealthy (SF Chronicle)
- Another exhausting year for high speed rail (Sacramento Business Journal)
- Here’s something for the urban planner on your gift list: Bay Area Regional Planner, the game (SFCurbed)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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