Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:12 AM PST on February 25, 2016
- Illegal parking is a plague on Oakland’s buffered bike lanes (GJEL Blog)
- Before (high-speed rail) pictures of Fresno (Stop and Move)
- Bay Area transit payment Clipper Card expands in Sonoma County (KRON)
- Video: Why BART can’t run 24/7 (CityLab)
- Ten states—even maybe California—could raise gas tax this year (Planetizen)
- Study finds that sea level is rising at its fastest rate in 3,000 years (Mashable)
- Climate change is already a health problem in L.A. (LA Times)
- Peninsula leaders consider local funds to make up for transportation funding gap (San Mateo Daily Journal)
- If your city has a jaywalking problem, it’s because of poor Pedestrian LOS (Systemic Failure)
- These charts compare commute times and housing costs in major cities (Urban Demographics)
- Want community? Build walkability (Strong Towns)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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