Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
7:43 AM PDT on May 8, 2019
- Get ready for Bike to Work Day: This week in the Bay Area (Mercury News, Daily Republic, San Francisco Bike Coalition, Bike East Bay, Bike Silicon Valley)
- How we talk about drivers hitting bicyclists matter (Outside)
- Push to change roadway permits could force gender equity in Tour of California (Cycling News)
- San Diego County Supervisors balk at SANDAG’s proposal to abandon highway projects in favor of transit (Voice of San Diego)
- The 405 through the Sepulveda Pass was widened, and 5 years later traffic is slower (Curbed)
- Report examines feasibility of expanding SMART in Northern California (Progressive Railroading)
- In court, California is winning its environmental cases against the feds (LA Times)
- Getting people to change their behavior to lower emissions is hard (Greenbiz)
- City dwellers don’t like congestion pricing, until they do (NPR)
- A credit card that helps you manage your carbon emissions (Inhabitat)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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