Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:03 AM PDT on September 1, 2016
- Some inspirational reading: Why L.A. residents don’t drive (LAist)
- Stockton to get its first green buffered bike lanes next year (Stockton City Limits)
- Newport beach focuses back-to-school safety measures on bicyclist and pedestrian behavior—wait, what about car drivers? (LA Times)
- State transportation funding agreement is haunted by gas tax swap (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Capitol roundup: last day of legislative session (Capital Public Radio)
- Op-Ed: California continues leadership in environmental protection (East Bay Times)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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