Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:26 AM PDT on April 18, 2018
- Cars threaten climate goals (E&E News)
- Bay Area transit agencies consider reduced fares for low-income riders (Planetizen)
- Highway 101 HOV project in Santa Barbara passes legal hurdle (Edhat,
KEYT) - SF Supervisors weigh in on e-scooters (SF Chronicle)
- Transit-housing bill brings out proponents, opponents (Sacramento Bee)
- and dies in first committee hearing (LA Times, CalMatters, Mercury News)
- Meanwhile homeless people are getting bulldozed, shifted, ignored (East Bay Times)
- Professor Donald Shoup has a new book, “Parking and the City” (UCLA)
- Focus on speed over safety plus Musk’s personal preferences contribute to unsafe culture at Tesla (Reveal)
- Caltrans is hiring in Bakersfield (23ABC)
- UN declares June 3 World Bicycle Day (Bike Europe)
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