Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:26 AM PST on January 14, 2016
- Yes, excessive parking does cause more driving (CityLab)
- CA senators plan legislative response to methane gas leak (California Public Radio)
- Self-driving cars still need human drivers, according to reports submitted to DMV (GovTech)
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority adds internal bike racks to its buses, seeks feedback on them (VTA)
- Oakland’s Cycles of Change scrambling to replace dozens of stolen bikes (Contra Costa Times)
- Newsweek profiles L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti (and quotes L.A. Streetsblog’s Joe Linton)
- Why can’t cheaply built houses be an affordability solution? (City Observatory)
- The Guardian begins a special series on gentrification
- Very cool graphic shows what Americans do with their time (Flowing Data)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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