Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:50 AM PDT on July 30, 2018
- Who do you imagine when you think about bike riders? (Next City)
- Bike lanes can make a city healthier, even for people who don’t bike (Bloomberg)
- Parking has eaten American cities (CityLab)
- E-bike industry reps testify that tariffs would only harm, bring no benefits to US (Bicycle Retailer)
- Senate may vote on autonomous vehicle bill (Market Watch)
- A great writeup of the workings at Bike Bakersfield (Bakersfield.com)
- CA transportation emissions rise despite GHG reductions (Alan Kandel)
- Bike-friendly apartments are a thing (Forbes)
- Track the team biking up California to raise awareness of sex trafficking (Nooz Hawk)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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