Today’s Headlines
It's Clean Air Day, and Walk and Roll to School Day
8:29 AM PDT on October 2, 2019
It’s Clean Air Day, and Walk and Roll to School Day
- Which means free transit rides today in San Diego (10News) and Santa Clarita (The Signal)
- Sacramento youth get free transit rides from now on (Fox40)
- People hate long commutes (LAist)
- Drivers are breathing a lot of harmful air pollution (The Conversation)
- Parks are a public health solution (CALmatters)
- As is affordable, stable housing (CALmatters)
- Film review: Motherload brings hope (RobHopkins)
- A new city rises outside of Fresno. Where are the jobs? (Fresno Bee)
- 21 solutions to road deaths (Transportist)
- The middle class can’t afford its cars (Wall Street Journal)
- Emeryville to build a new shelter for homeless families from Oakland (SF Chronicle)
- The past, and future, of the pedestrian mall (Curbed)
- A fake environmental group foiled legislation to reduce plastic use in California (SF Chronicle)
- UPS gets the green light to use drones for deliveries (The Hill)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
The Week in Short Videos
L.A. mega-event transportation past and future, high-speed rail, that D is getting longer, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on bicycling
July 24, 2026
Friday’s Headlines
Man, those Fresno County politicians really screwed up the sales tax.
July 24, 2026
Report: Waymo Surpasses The Way-Too-Low Human Driver Safety Bar
“Safer than humans” is better than nothing, but it's still an unlivable standard.
July 23, 2026
LA Metro Board July 2026 Recap: Open Streets Funding, Governance, Freeway Expansion, and More
It took more than half a year for Metro to approve an additional $1 million for CicLAvia-type events. Other board actions on freeway widening, governance, Pacoima Metrolink, workforce housing, Olympics, and more.
July 23, 2026
The Last Straw: Duffy Asks Senate To ‘Restrict’ Funding For Bike Lanes
The U.S. Transportation Secretary wrongly believes that bike lanes cause traffic and therefore should not be funded.
July 23, 2026
