Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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)
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