Today’s Headlines
- Coverage of Bay Area Bike to Work Day:
- Beautiful machine (UC Berkeley News)
- Oh, those crazy bicyclists, thinking anyone would want to ride a bike to work (Napa Valley Register)
- San Mateo launches bike share on Bike to Work Day (KQED)
- Bike counter activated on Valencia Street in S.F. (Mission Local)
- New bike lane opens in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- Officials pretend to care about bicycles on Bike to Work Day (SFist)
- You have to work hard to stand out on Bike to Work Day (SFGate)
- Strava declares its own Global Bike to Work Day on Tuesday; riders log 80,000 miles (Bicycle Retailer)
- This bike alarm explodes (CityLab)
- Transportation funding redux: Too many potholes, nobody wants to pay to fix them:
- Only 3 of top 20 critical projects funded in CA (CBS Local)
- Sacramento is “lagging”; considers local sales tax measure for transportation (KCRA)
- The problem is Republican legislators refuse to vote for raising gas taxes (LA Times)
- While some still refer to “pain at the pump” (Mass Transit)
- Meanwhile, report points out that Amtrak is critical for CA economy (Business Journal)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog California
Caltrans Readies Guidance for Complete Streets, with a Big Exemption
But somewhere along the way, highway interchanges - roads crossing and going under and over freeways and highways - were exempted from the guidelines
Guest Opinion: Ten Years In, CA Active Transportation Program Lays Bare a Tale of Two Agencies
L.A. County needs to embrace physically-protected bikeways, robust traffic calming around schools, and similarly transformative, safety-focused projects
To Help Save the Planet, Take the ‘Week Without Driving’ Challenge
Former Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz is urging Americans to give up driving for seven days — and support policies to make it optional for everyone.
Commentary: Let’s Talk About the Real “Fatal Flaw” on Valencia
How many people have to die before professional advocates stop endorsing the Valencia Street "experiment" on people?
Friday’s Headlines
Caltrans, we need complete streets everywhere, including at freeway interchanges (or maybe especially there); Public agencies and academics join forces to develop AV standards; Republicans really want to suspend the gas tax; More
