Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:35 AM PDT on June 5, 2019

Fewer kids are riding bicycles (hmmm… helmet laws maybe?) (Washington Post)
Electric bikes can change cities (Forbes)
Bird to launch a new “scooter” that looks like a moped (TechCrunch,
Verge)
SANDAG’s transit plan meets all kinds of opposition (Voice of San Diego)
More on L.A.’s free student bus passes (Smart Cities Dive)
Some big intersections in Napa to get roundabouts (Times Herald)
Worries about a 2020 Census undercount (NPR)
A fight over S.B. 50 is playing out on Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkinson’s Wikipedia page (Voice of San Diego)
Tesla is selling its emission credits to other automakers (Ars Technica)
More on report that quantifies effect of lobbying on climate policies (Big Think)
House advances $137 billion transportation and housing bill (The Hill)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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