Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:58 AM PST on December 14, 2015
- In San Jose, new underpass lighting system senses pedestrians (GovTech)
- Protected intersections are coming (Bike East Bay)
- Trying out the idea of paying by the mile to fix roads in California (Bakersfield Californian)
- California Transportation Commission awards funds for bike lanes, highway widenings (Fresno Bee)
- SF debates a bike yield law (SF Chronicle)
- Driverless cars won’t save L.A. (Al Jazeera)
- Transit-centered growth essential in San Diego Climate Action Plan (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- A modest proposal: Ban cars (Treehugger)
- Climate deal signed in Paris (CityLab)
- The bicycle should win the Nobel Peace Prize (BBC)
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