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More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:41 AM PST on February 10, 2016

Why isn’t bike-share more popular? Some say: safety, or anyway perceptions thereof (GovTech)
San Francisco may replace LOS with VMT ahead of new state rules (SF Planning Department)
Experts discuss price of gas in California while oil industry reps remain quiet (Charlotte Observer)
Crash shows need to complete bike network now (Bike East Bay)
Distracted pedestrians are not the same as distracted drivers (The Stranger)
LA. vs. the Bay Area: It’s the ways we get around (California Planning & Development Report)
Redding to adopt a citywide parklet policy (Record Searchlight)
Community works together on Berkeley parklet design (Berkeleyside)
Prospective tenants far outnumber available units in affordable development (KQED)
Urban planning ignores social realities (Rooflines)
With pilot program ended, housing activists target tech company shuttles again (SFGate)
FHWA rules say those pretty painted crosswalks in St. Louis are a danger (Planetizen)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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