Today’s Headlines

Pedestrian air bags, anyone? Diagram by Matt Cortright, City Observatory
Pedestrian air bags, anyone? Diagram by Matt Cortright, City Observatory
  • Oil companies are pouring money into campaigns of black and Latino Democrats in CA (CalMatters)
  • Assembly passes bill to bring more cap-and-trade funds to disadvantaged communities (Greenlining Institute)
  • Other ideas for protecting Google’s cars from pedestrians (City Observatory)
  • In London, a scheme for free bike use (BikeBiz)
    • But at Stanford, only a scheme for free helmets (Stanford News)
  • Silicon Valley’s transportation tax will go to voters (Mercury News)
  • Sacramento transportation officials prepare for arena opening in October (GovTech)
  • Key takeaways from “Best Complete Streets Policies” webinar (MikeOnTraffic)
  • Governor’s affordable housing plan could wipe away local control (LA Times)
  • Caltrans is still widening lanes for “safety” (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF