Today’s Headlines

8:42 AM PDT on September 30, 2019

Foothill Transit raises fares to fight.... ridership declines? (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Feinstein calls for probe into EPA threats to cancel transportation funding for California (IJR)
EPA threat could push federal highway money to transit (Eno Transportation)
Nine environmental groups sue EPA over emission standards (Future Car)
Can a new regional agency fix housing? (CALmatters)
Eight great California bike trails (Signal SCV)
New students at Davis learn biking basics from the city (Davis Enterprise)
Public health needs equitable policies (Los Angeles Daily News)
Don't leave low-income families behind in climate fight (Utility Dive)
Could environmental warnings on gas pumps change car culture? (Mobility Lab)
Carbon tax? Pollution fine? Popularity of concept depends on its name (Grist)

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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