Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:34 AM PST on January 18, 2019
- More on L.A. Metro considering congestion pricing (Curbed)
- Federal shutdown is screwing with cities (CityLab)
- How California could build the housing it needs (Bay City Beacon)
- State law speeds up housing project in Berkeley (Berkeleyside)
- LA voters passed a tax to support transit but don’t ride it (CityLab)
- The way we’re building cities contributes to serious urban flooding (NRDC)
- Portland’s “Opportunity Zone” is attracting investment–with mixed results (Bloomberg)
- Consultant shows most public comments opposed cancellation of Toronto’s cap-and-trade program (The Star)
- Meanwhile Toronto protected bike lanes show “shockingly” positive results for all users (Planetizen)
- Cool way to use plastic waste: turn it into street furniture (New Atlas)
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