Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

8:40 AM PST on January 18, 2018

Video: 2018 a Key Year for High Speed Rail (Fresno Bee)
WeHo Considers Making Bikeshare Free for Residents (WeHoVille)
Santa Cruz Considers Trading Car Parking for Bike Parking (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Long Beach Council Allows Some Oil Drilling, Saves Some Wetlands (LB Post)
More Buffered Bike Lanes in San Diego (La Jolla Light)
Monterey Park Approves Complete Street Project (Biking in L.A.)
After Marchers Get Tickets, Sacramento City Leaders Call for Free Parking on MLK Day (SacBee)
Hearings Scheduled for L.A. Metro's Union Station Revamp (The Source)
Commentary: No to Density Near Transit in Marin (MarinIJ)
Commentary: No Bikes on the San Rafael Bridge (MarinIJ)
Rise of the E-Bikes (CNN)

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