Today’s Headlines

9:07 AM PDT on October 2, 2017

The “hidden” costs of climate change are considerable (National Geographic)
Global carbon emissions stayed flat in 2016—with caveats (Grist)
Bakersfield residents want a crossing signal for pedestrians (Bakersfield.com)
Taxes are sexy, and we need more, not less of them (SF Examiner)
So it begins: Highland finds a way to use S.B. 1 funds to free up money for street widening projects (Highland News)
Mobility 21 Summit looks for transportation solutions for SoCal (Business Wire)
Unions, environmentalists tell CPUC: Go electric, now (CityWatchLA)
Radio: Would congestion pricing work for L.A.? (SCPR)
An idea from South Africa: Give bad drivers a time out (IOL)
Singapore ride-hail company invests in California self-driving car startup (GovTech)

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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