Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:08 AM PDT on May 6, 2019

Study: Bike lanes need physical protection (Ars Technica)
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition honors bike advocates (Independent)
Solvang opens bike month with a ride for safety (Santa Ynez Valley News)
San Francisco’s quickest protected bike lane yet (SF Bicycle Coalition)
Modesto considers trying out e-scooters (Modesto Bee)
Bird Scooters struggling (LA Times)
Uber and Lyft drivers plan to strike this week (USA Today)
Lyft is fighting to avoid having to accommodate people with disabilities (Politico)
Inside California’s fight against pollution (The Hill)
San Bernardino gets federal loan to build toll lanes on the 10 freeway (Daily Bulletin)
Court rejects plan to widen Highway 101 through redwoods (Courthouse News)
Status report on high-speed rail in the U.S. (Curbed)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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