Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
9:09 AM PDT on August 30, 2017
- 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)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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