Today’s Headlines

6:30 AM PDT on May 15, 2019

Arcata, Fremont, and Scotts Valley among 39 cities recognized by League of American Bicyclists for bike friendliness
CA senators urge funding for BART core capacity project (Transportation Today News)
Major opportunities for electric buses and trucks (GreenBiz)
Does transit cause displacement? Not necessarily (PlanCharlotte)
Federal government slows down on autonomous vehicle testing rules, CA forges ahead (Roll Call)
Bakersfield: Boom town? (Curbed)
There's a sharp urban vs. suburban racial divide among young adults (CityCommentary)
Other ways, beyond costs, to make housing affordable (TechCrunch)
USPIRG releases a blueprint for infrastructure
Uber begins releasing speed data, in a few cities (The Verge)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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