Today’s Headlines

• Why L.A.’s ride-hail drivers went on strike (CityLab)
• Congestion pricing in New York–and maybe San Francisco (SF Chronicle)
• City of Commerce shows catastrophic impacts of–and solutions for– climate change (The Nation)
• Why dedicating public space for recreation is good for all (The CityFix)
• The federal government is driving a national policy of sprawl (RouteFifty)
• Ways to improve state DOTs (Governing)
• Architecture sucks: Behind the glitzy, techno-urbanist facade of the Smart City lies the cold machinations of a police state (The Baffler)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF