Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:12 AM PDT on April 18, 2017
- SF might sue state to get Uber, Lyft data on traffic congestion (Examiner)
- In contrast with California republicans, Republican governor of Idaho objects to using general fund for transportation (Planetizen)
- Which soft-hit posts are the best soft-hit posts? (Examiner)
- Sacramento issues disproportionately more jaywalking tickets to black people (Sacramento Bee)
- What that tells us about justice (Sacramento Bee)
- Drones, battery electric cars creating jobs in SoCal (SGV Tribune)
- Study: Air pollution is as bad for your health as the death of your partner (Guardian)
- Costs soar under Huntington Park’s new bus service provider (LA Times)
- Op-ed: We still need to build market-rate housing, and lots of it (Art Plus Marketing)
- The rise of the “Smart City” (Wall Street Journal)
- It’s time to talk about that VMT fee (The Californian)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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