Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:44 AM PDT on September 26, 2017

Which megaprojects get to skip CEQA, and why? (LA Times)
Annual bike and pedestrian count underway in L.A. (SCPR)
Why Santa Monica got rid of parking minimums, and why other cities should too (LA Times)
Repaving projects funded by gas tax measure are starting to line up—and it’s already getting complicated (East Bay Times)
Abandoned Burning Man bikes head to Houston, Caribbean (BBC)
Democratizing street design: There’s an app for it (CityLab)
Uber apologizes for “mistakes” made in London after it lost its right to operate there (Guardian)
NIMBYs freak after Long Beach updates zoning (LongBeachize)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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