Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:12 AM PDT on April 19, 2019
- E-bikes can boost the well-being of older people (The Epoch Times)
- Report: Improving transportation systems is good for riders’ mental health (SmartCitiesDive)
- Mountain View offers discounts on mid-day rides shared rides with Lyft, Uber to supplement its commute-hour services (Patch)
- Why do Americans hate bikes? (Outside Online)
- Can removing lanes on a busy street improve traffic? (Strong Towns)
- Renovations come to I-10; traffic predicted to increase over time (Highland News)
- Highway 395 to be widened “for safety” (Victor Valley Daily Press)
- Anti-tax lawsuits hold up Highway 101 project in Marin-Sonoma (Marin Independent Journal)
- The most common ride via ride-hail in Chicago is one mile long (Streetsblog Chicago)
- Utility companies plan collaboration to build EV charging stations along I-5 from San Diego to Seattle (Capital Public Radio)
- SB 50 opponents release an ugly ad campaign, using James Baldwin as a poster boy (SF Chronicle)
- Study: Clean energy holds promise of a wide range of well-paid jobs (Route Fifty)
- Libraries of things are great (Resilience)
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