Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:01 AM PDT on August 22, 2016
- How bicycling can help solve global warming (League of American Bicyclists)
- Transformative climate communities in California (Huffington Post)
- Global Warming Solutions Act is ten years old (Air Quality Matters)
- California Transportation Commission awards funds for transportation projects:
- Smart roads and Safe Routes to Schools in Inland Empire (Inland Empire News)
- Curb ramps, sidewalks, and planning in Lake County (Record Bee)
- Guerrilla bike lanes show cities how easy it is to make streets safer (Fast CoExist)
- Lyft cancels carpooling feature (Next City)
- Oakland police accused of racial disparity in traffic enforcement practices (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Fresno student roughed up by police in Fresno for jaywalking (Fresno Bee)
- Sacramento Kings Arena nears completion; rest of local development not so much (Sacramento Bee)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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