Today’s Headlines

8:03 AM PDT on October 5, 2017

Bike advocates converge on Sacramento (Capital Public Radio)
SMART did not expect so many bike commuters wanting to ride (Press Democrat)
Do the economics of bike-share add up? (CityMetric)
An argument against flashing beacons on bike boulevards in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
Metro Orange Line upgrades would speed up trips (Curbed)
LA Times finds majority opposes repeal of gas tax
Housing, transportation, and climate change are all connected (Medium)
Despite big payout, San Diego doesn't plan to change its sidewalk repair policy anytime soon (San Diego Union Tribune)
Governor signs bill tightening rules on disabled placards (LA Times)

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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