Today’s Headlines
- Study: Clearly marked bicycle lanes are better for safety—and traffic flow (MN Transport)
- San Jose set to open new two-way protected bikeway with bike signal (Cyclelicious)
- Among the problems in Houston: Getting rid of the many damaged cars (Jalopnik)
- Spending cap-and-trade: Priority should be the most vulnerable among us (Capitol Weekly)
- State Supreme Court decision "rips a hole in Prop 13" (Legal Planet)
- ...by ruling that tax measures by initiative--not government-led--can pass with a majority vote (LA Times)
- CA legislature moves toward agreement on housing bills (Capital Public Radio)
- Report: As income inequality rises, do does the rent burden on lower income folks (CityLab)
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