Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:14 AM PDT on May 3, 2019

The Trump administration is not talking to California about high-speed rail anymore (Capital Public Radio)
Here comes a dangerous idea: 30-mph electric shared bikes that a “loophole” will allow in California (Electrek)
Water bikes are coming this summer to the East Bay–but maybe don’t use them to cross the rough bay waters (ABC)
Seeing your community with new eyes via a “walk audit” (Strong Towns)
Social networks influence walkability (CityMetric)
Davis, bike town (SF Chronicle)
Bike to Work Day events set for Arcata, Eureka (Times Standard)
Students demand more bike parking at UC Santa Barbara (Daily Nexus)
Couldn’t have been difficult: Santa Clarita Valley sheriffs cite 375 drivers in April for distracted driving (Signal SCV)
A tiny minority of residents file most appeals that slow business development in Westwood (Daily Bruin)
Another problem for would-be home buyers: competition from hedge funds using algorithms (Houston Chronicle)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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