Today’s Headlines

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By Melanie Curry

8:08 AM PDT on June 16, 2017

All urban planners should be asked: Would you let your child bicycle here? (Guardian)
Report: Biking to work reduces risk of heart disease, cancer, early death (Harvard Health Publication)
Cyclist writes his own obituary (OutsideOnline)
What happened to the bicycle movement of the 1970s? (Guardian)
National transit “rodeo” tests operator skills: BART, SCVTA, LA Metro win competitions (Mass Transit)
US Senate outlines autonomous vehicle legislation (The Hill)
- CA bill considers requiring autonomous vehicles to be electric (NGT News)
Maybe just telling drivers how much their trips cost could get them to drive less (Medium)
Stanford cut its drive-alone rate by 22 percent since 2000 (Mobility Lab)
Sacramento announces electric car-share program for low-income drivers (Policy in Motion)
Empty words: Baltimore mayor announces plans to rip out a cycletrack, then endorses Paris accord (Systemic Failure alright)
Cities back Paris accord but don’t back it up with money (Climate Home)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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