Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:32 AM PDT on May 30, 2019
- More on study showing safety benefits for everyone from building separated bike lanes (Science Daily)
- Napa removed a crosswalk because “not enough people cross there” (Napa Valley Register)
- Californians “stuck in soul-sucking commutes” demand something be done about the congestion they’re creating (Sacramento Bee)
- Among the federal grants being delayed is one promised to BART, which says upgrades are desperately needed (SF Chronicle)
- Bill that would redefine contract workers like Uber and Lyft drivers as employees moves through CA Assembly (SF Chronicle)
- Dan Walters explains the state budget process (CALmatters)
- Dairies want more state investment in methane digesters, but that could just encourage bigger dairies (Sacramento Bee)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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