Today’s Headlines

• Why fines for “distracted pedestrians” are a dumb idea (Globe and Mail)
• Pedestrianizing is good; humanizing is better (CityMetric)
• Sacramento is making itself more bike-friendly (Sacramento City Express)
• Competition, pressure from feds and other states are driving CA DMV’s driverless vehicle regulations (GovTech)
• Natural gas industry is panicking and fear mongering in California (Clean Technica)
• Senate tax plan would even eliminate the commuter cycling benefit (Bicycling)
• Sea level rise is already affecting California coast (Capitol Weekly)
• So Cal smog is getting worse (LA Times)
• Using Google Streetview to map people (Places Journal)
• How bike-share makes money on data (Sydney Morning Herald)
• The costs of housing costs (Capitol Weekly)
• YIMBYs are having an effect on housing policies (Mercury News)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF