Today’s Headlines

8:21 AM PST on December 14, 2016

UCLA to join consortium of universities in new research center (UCLA)
Breitbart says California is the worst state . . . for car drivers
Northern CA cities get money for bike, pedestrian projects (Chicoer)
Two “Healthy Heroes” who refused to yield to pressure to drive their kids to school (Safe Routes Partnership)
Heads up: Pedestrian, bike enforcement actions ongoing in Orange County, other areas (Patch)
Federal DOT releases a toolkit to help citizens get involved in highway planning (CityLab)
After Ghost Ship fire, artists and cities clash over DIY venues (Good)
It took more than bike lanes to make Copenhagen bike-friendly (City Observatory)

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Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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