Today’s Headlines

8:41 AM PST on February 1, 2018

The fight for environmental justice and the rise of citizen activism (Governing)
Walk-first cities are saving lives (Curbed)
Meanwhile, in Bakersfield, pedestrians are the ones charged with "safety" violations (Kern Golden Empire)
Cyclist fights Burbank's bike ban on pedestrian/equestrian bridge (LA Times)
As car ownership among the poor rises, transit ridership falls (San Diego Union Tribune)
Why won't CPUC reveal how it is spending revenue from ride-hail companies, asks SFCTA (SF Examiner)
CA awards grants for rail projects (KUSI)
CARB awards funds to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to clean up air quality (Sun Gazette)
Where will cap-and-trade money go? Brown's proposal (Grist)
Electrify transportation to clean up the air (Inland Empire Community News)
Cal EPA releases pesticide map for San Diego County (San Diego Union Tribune)
Biking could change American society (E)

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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