Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:45 AM PDT on September 7, 2017
- Walnut Creek will finally get a transit village (East Bay Times)
- Vision for San Luis Obispo: More housing, fewer cars (San Luis Obispo)
- We can solve our traffic nightmare (NRDC)
- We’re running out of time on climate change (NY Times)
- California lawmakers call for significant funding for clean vehicles (Next-Gen Transportation)
- Everyone is asking for money from cap-and-trade (CalMatters)
- US passes sweeping self-driving car measure (The Verge, Reuters)
- Vancouver man ordered to stop letting his kids take the bus (The Globe and Mail)
- There’s no such thing as jaywalking—in Holland (Bicycle Dutch)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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