Today’s Headlines

• 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