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
More from Streetsblog California
60 Minutes Review of High-Speed Rail: A Lukewarm Look at the Project
...But the Coverage of the Coverage Is Sensationalist Slop
April 9, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines
A massive stack of headlines detailing new legislation, local road and transit projects, and why gas tax holidays don't work.
April 9, 2026
Trump Wants to Slash Federal Funding for Public Transit, Rail (Again)
The president’s proposed budget threatens transit projects across the country.
April 8, 2026
In Year with a Glut of E-Bike Legislation, Blakespear’s Efforts to Define E-Bikes and Limit E-Motos Advances
By updating the laws on what is and isn't an e-bicycle, advocates believe they can make streets safer and improve the industry.
April 8, 2026
Wednesday’s Headlines
They're out of the headlines across the country, but ICE is still "active" and causing chaos and bloodshed.
April 8, 2026
Comments Are Temporarily Disabled
Streetsblog is in the process of migrating our commenting system. During this transition, commenting is temporarily unavailable.
Once the migration is complete, you will be able to log back in and will have full access to your comment history. We appreciate your patience and look forward to having you back in the conversation soon.