Today’s Headlines
Today is National Bike to Work Day—have a great ride!
8:26 AM PDT on May 19, 2016
Today is National Bike to Work Day—have a great ride!
- High speed rail gets a four-year delay (Politico) (LA Times)
- …and opponents jump at the chance to raise heck (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
- Director of Caltrans leads annual bike tour to promote, discuss bicycling for transportation (Mass Transit)
- Placer County “sidewalks to nowhere” are endangering people walking (Sacramento Bee)
- No, no, no, no, and no: Google wants its self-driving cars to grab any pedestrians it hits (Mercury News)
- Never mind: San Diego’s climate change plan is legally enforceable, after all (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Five cities that are reducing GHGs while achieving social and economic development (The City Fix)
- San Francisco landlord and Uber will pay residents $100 to be car-free (thus reducing parking requirements/expenses for landlord) (The Verge)
- New issue of Access Magazine: Energy use in electric vehicles, airport traffic congestion, cars and economic opportunity, running to work, and more (Access)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
We Went to Sacramento Because Enough Is Enough
We were not there as professional lobbyists. We were there as people carrying grief, trauma, and urgency into the halls of power.
May 13, 2026
San Francisco Cuts Ribbon on Terry Francois Bikeway
The Port gap is closed in the Bay Trail through Mission Bay
May 13, 2026
Study: Trump’s Transit Proposal Would Cost the Country So Many Jobs — And Not Just in Cities
... but an increase in funding would be a job-creating juggernaut.
May 12, 2026
Only Porter and Steyer Would Spare Central Valley from More Oil Extraction…and Air Pollution
In a debate where the business environment received many more mentions than the actual environment, a majority of candidates pledged to support more drilling in the state.
May 12, 2026
