Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:42 AM PDT on September 27, 2017
- Uber, Lyft account for 2/3 of congestion-related violations in downtown S.F. (Examiner)
- SMART ridership surpasses projections, more bike accommodation needed (Press Democrat)
- Caltrain business plan taking shape (Patch)
- Workshops: Caltrans seeks public comment on guidelines for State of Good Repair funding (Lake County News)
- The bad drivers around your kid’s school (are you one of them?) (CityLab)
- Judge rewrites gas tax repeal language (LA Times)
- US climate change policy: Made in California (NY Times)
- Is California considering banning fossil-fuel-powered cars? (Transport Topics)
- Report: The U.S. is failing at making communities more walkable (Fast Company)
- S.F. tries an ordinance to crack down on bike chop shops (SF Gate)
- Bikes aid in earthquake recovery in Mexico City (Cycling Tips)
- Saudi women just won the right to drive (Vox)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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