Today’s Headlines

8:38 AM PST on February 18, 2016

How the California road charge pilot might work (SF Chronicle)
Governor Brown is open to idea of a carbon tax (Sacramento Bee)
- A revenue-neutral carbon tax could work (Cyclelicious)
- But locals are demanding money for roads (Contra Costa Times)
High-speed rail haters jump on the bandwagon to take money away (Breitbart)
Larkspur works on bike, ped plan (Marin Independent Journal)
S.F. Muni proposes fare hikes, service increases (SF Examiner)
Five cities in Marin, 22 cities statewide are competing in “Cool California” challenge (Gov Tech)
Painted crosswalks of any color should not be the primary means of protecting pedestrians (Gov Tech)
The murky legality of e-bikes—outside of California (CityLab)

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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