Today’s Headlines

8:28 AM PDT on April 18, 2019

Study raises serious questions about whether cap-and-trade offsets reduce greenhouse gases (Technology Review)
CA could require zero emission shuttles at some airports (Capital Public Radio)
Ride-hail companies are pinning their hopes for profitability on firing drivers (Smart Cities Dive)
We miss streetcars' reliability, not streetcars (Mobility Lab)
Increased turbulence is another result of climate change, and flight attendants are sick of it (Vox)
City of Ripon plans to use as gas tax funds to pave road (Manteca Bulletin)
Homes near public transit are in demand (Mortgage Professional America)
Illinois could require public employees to live in-state (Route Fifty)

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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