Today’s Headlines

• Where transit and ride-hailing work together (CityLab)
• Kern County considers Regional Transportation Plan (Desert News)
• San Rafael ponders a bike/pedestrian pathway (Marin Independent Journal)
• Distracted walking looks a lot like “walking while old” (Treehugger)
• Transportation Authority of Marin officially opposes gas tax repeal (Marin Independent Journal)
• Video of dangerous bus driving on narrow Mount Diablo roads shows unnecessary dangers cyclists put up with (Systemic Failure)
• Sacramento partners with appropriately named Phantom Auto to develop self-driving cars (Wired)
• Fresno area sees more electric vehicles, but needs more charging stations (Fresno Bee)
• Federal vehicle efficiency proposal is not backed by data (International Council on Clean Transportation)
• Study: Oil, coal lobbyists spent $2 billion between 2000-2016 to influence Congress on climate policy (Philly.com)
• We had to wait until we could feel it, but, yes, now there’s “blunt talk” about climate change (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF