Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:39 AM PDT on April 24, 2019

LA Metro wants high-speed rail money (Curbed)
Governor Newsom calls for investigation into high gas prices (SF Chronicle)
Fining poor people won’t stop pedestrian fatalities (Talk Poverty)
How five cities are expanding bike-share to underserved communities (Curbed)
No, USDOT is not allocating new transit money, despite announcement (Transportation4America)
People think they’re getting better at distracted driving– Forbes headline blames scooter riders
Bird finally talks about how it uses energy to charge, deliver scooters (Fast Company)
Nuclear power is selling itself as “clean” energy, gaming climate policies to get subsidies (Politico)
Climate change is exacerbating differences between rich and poor countries (Grist)
Climate change deniers change their tune when it gets personal (USA Today)
Why public construction contracts are a civil rights issue (Next City)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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