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More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:42 AM PDT on May 18, 2017

Caltrans responds to a fatality by banning bikes from key bike route; riders push back (Cyclelicious)
Why do city leaders want to keep L.A.’s streets dangerous? (Curbed)
Many Bike Month milestones in the East Bay alone (GJEL)
Tales of a human bike lane (Sierra Club)
Chao refuses to sign Caltrain electrification grant (Mercury News)
CA bill to create discount transit pass program needs your support (Whittier Daily News)
Calculating the true cost of going car-free (for urban dwellers with employer benefits) (Arlington Transportation Partners)
D.C. considers requiring companies who subsidize parking to give same amount to people who don’t drive to work (WAMU)
This old city—Barcelona—is finding a way to build green corridors (CityLab)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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