Today’s Headlines

8:57 AM PST on February 11, 2016

Today: AARP call to support L.A. Mobility Plan (AARP)
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a crucial tool for fighting climate change (Capitol Weekly)
An old idea in new wrapping: SPUR proposes another San Francisco Bay rail crossing (SPUR)
Protestors speak up for bike lanes in South L.A. (My News LA)
Obama budget would shift money from highways to transit and connectivity--but doesn't have a chance of passing (CityLab)
- But it would mean a lot of money for L.A., Orange County (Mass Transit)
Tech is good, but we need transportation planning too (Mobility Lab)
Toyota creates “crash test cyclist” to help develop self-driving cars (Cycling Weekly)
Why people should explore cities by bike (Momentum Mag)
Here's a great use for a huge historic factory: a cycling activity center (Bike Biz)
Study: Lower life expectancy in U.S. due to guns, drugs, and cars (Planetizen)
The world's most stress-free—and spectacular—commute? Cable cars in La Paz (Guardian)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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