Today’s Headlines

• L.A. is slow to embrace bike-sharing (LA Times)
• Eye candy: they’re auctioning off Robin Williams’ amazing kaleidoscope of bicycles for charity (Wall Street Journal)
• Bay Bridge bike path finished, but not open (KCET)
• Some local details on funding awards for affordable housing:
  • Fresno (Fresno Bee)
  • L.A. (Los Angeles Daily News)
• It’s not just a philosophical question: Should self-driving cars prioritize pedestrians or drivers? (TreeHugger)
• Sounds about right—a rich city that struggles with its taxi drivers: Beverly Hills wants a fleet of self-driving cars (LA Times)
• CA Highway 99 is “deadliest in nation” and naturally the solution is to make it smoother, faster (Sacramento Bee)
• Interview: Nate Hood on pedestrian safety (Strong Towns)
• What Trump’s troubles might mean for climate change legislation (CNBC)
• D.C. Metro’s ugly solution: Disinvest in poor black neighborhoods (CityLab)
• Some travel demand management strategies (MikeOnTraffic)
• Mapping the most interesting neighborhoods in the world (City Observatory)
• The connections between housing and economic mobility (Legislative Analyst’s Office)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF