Today’s Headlines

8:43 AM PDT on August 29, 2018

CA Assembly passes bill calling for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045 (NY Times, Sacramento Bee)
More about California climate assessment (Think Progress)
Inland Empire freeways to get new pavement (Press Enterprise)
Dublin hopes a road widening—which could lead to speeds of 50mph through town—will end “nightmare of congestion” (Patch)
The evolution of the pedestrian border crossing at San Ysidro (San Diego Reader)
To work, CA high-speed rail needs to be awesome. Like in Wakanda (Fox & Hounds)
Effective? Or creepy? Self-driving car watches you cross in front of it (BBC)
Video: Ongoing work to repair Rio Vista drawbridge (Caltrans)
John McCain's climate legacy (EcoWatch)
“Self-flying” taxis? (CNBC) “Semi-autonomous” helicopters for emergencies? (AVweb)

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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