Today’s Headlines

9:14 AM PDT on September 25, 2017

Short video explains how truck traffic affects surrounding neighborhoods (Union of Concerned Scientists)
WalkSF demands action after two more pedestrians are killed (KTVU)
Weigh in: Mr. Roadshow's readers think a ban on pedestrian cell phone use makes sense (Mercury News)
Blaming and scolding pedestrians: Curbed acknowledges it is a problem, then adds to it
San Bernardino jury awards $36 million to student injured in crash—no blame for driver who hit her (SB Sun)
Oakland screws up a simple road diet (Systemic Failure)
Rural California gets its Uber (CityLab)
Congestion pricing in L.A.: Drastic times may call for drastic measures (LA Times)
Judge who ruled ballot language for gas tax repeal was inaccurate says he will write new language (SF Gate)
Ontario joins California's cap-and-trade market (SF Gate)
How public sector crowdfunding can influence government decision making (Pacific Standard)
Feds to self-driving cars: regulate yourself (CityLab)
L.A. Metro invests in affordable housing near transit hubs (NBC)
Video: Coolest bike rack ever? (Daily Hive)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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