Today’s Headlines

• A plan to ban cars altogether on Market Street moves forward (SF Examiner)
• Linking land use and transportation policies to greenhouse gas emissions (Davis Vanguard)
• LA’s first major Measure M project breaks ground: Gold Line extension (Mass Transit)
• More signs and paint did nothing for safety, so SFMTA plans to build boarding islands (SF Examiner)
• San Diego hits an obstacle to allowing dockless bike-share (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Tuolumne prioritizes transportation spending from SB 1 (My Mother Lode)
• Interview with Assemblymember Ricardo Lara about environmental justice and health (Grist)
• Seattle’s chief traffic engineer is a quiet hero for livability (Seattle Times)
• Federal tax bill cuts transportation funding (Transportation for America)
  • … and will have “spiraling consequences” for California (LA Times)
  • … and could kill affordable housing (CityLab)
• The designer of Apple’s Cupertino headquarters doesn’t think it has any effect on nearby neighborhoods (Business Insider)
• In-depth look at what’s causing housing shortage in San Diego (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Researchers used Google Street view to predict a precinct’s voting habits—by car ownership (Journalists Resource)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF