Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:21 AM PDT on September 28, 2016
- Dangerous configuration proliferates: another bike lane stuck between two right-turn lanes (Systemic Failure)
- Report: Crash fatalities are rising faster than vehicle miles traveled (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
- What biking across the country taught me about U.S. transportation challenges (Mobility Lab)
- UCLA bus fleet goes all-electric (UCLA)
- California and Massachusetts are the most energy-efficient states (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Report: lack of housing will hold back California’s economic growth (LA Times)
- Brown signs bills easing restrictions on granny units and promoting affordable housing (East Bay Times)
- How small forests could save the planet (Science)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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