Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:38 AM PDT on August 24, 2018
- SF Transit chief promises to end Muni delays pronto (SF Chronicle)
- Local cities object to bill allowing BART to develop housing on its parking lots (Independent News)
- Meanwhile, zoning codes reinforce car dependency (Strong Towns)
- The catch-22 of retrofitting suburbs (Strong Towns)
- Creating a safer Valencia Street (Medium)
- Single-use plastic straws may be outlawed in California (LA Times)
- Why that needs to happen (CalMatters)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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