Today’s Headlines
- Sadik-Khan: The bike wars are over, and bikes won (New York Magazine)
- Early data suggests pedestrian deaths rose precipitously in 2015 (PBS)
- Judge bats away court challenge against high-speed rail (Capital Public Radio) (LA Times)
- Mudslide is probable cause of Bay Area train derailment (LA Times)
- Renters vs. homeowners and the length of the commute (CityLab)
- The pain of a city—San Francisco—becoming too affluent (New York Times)
- How we shut the door on housing (City Observatory)
- State Senate leaders says "no way" to SoCal air district's attempt to pack its board with industry-friendly members (LA Times)
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