Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:55 AM PDT on October 28, 2016

Oakland’s strategic plan is a whole new vision for streets (SPUR)
Berkeley’s revolutionary new bike plan (Systemic Failure)
Dixon build a transportation center, but no transit came; now it’s available for lease (The Reporter)
L.A. Metro board approves electric buses for Orange Line (The Source)
L.A. Metro keeps getting proposals for how to spend Measure M (The Source)
The Bicycle Story: Fighting rape culture and misogyny in the bike industry and culture at large
Is “tactical urbanism” only for white people? (Albuquerque Journal)
Bike facilities bring higher real estate prices (Fairfax Times)
Density as one climate change strategy (Lisa Schweitzer)
S.F. Chronicle updates its “guide to biking Bay Area bridges”
Watch: Caltrans celebrates its 100th “News Flash” (YouTube)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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