Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:46 AM PDT on October 16, 2018
- Cargo bikes, not drones, are future of urban deliveries (Forbes)
- How to turn a car town into a bike town (NextCity)
- Can we go electric before it’s too late? (CityLab)
- Ventura County: Bridge project would end if Prop 6 passes (VCStar)
- Displacement after the Santa Rosa fire shows uneven outcomes for those with, without money (LA Times)
- The climate fight isn’t over unless you give up (Guardian)
- Cities made millions selling taxi medallions, but now they’re worthless, and drivers are stuck (NPR)
- High speed rail could transform Fresno (PRI)
- Free buses are completely changing a city in France (Guardian)
- And the mayor of Paris wants the city to go gas-free (Intelligencer)
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