Today’s Headlines

8:49 AM PDT on October 9, 2019

Different takes on climate emissions report:
- Californians need to drive less (CALmatters, Desert Sun)
- Or get rid of their SUVs (KQED)
- Or maybe just stop fires? (LA Times)
- But some still say electrification is the answer (ACEEE)
How Smart Growth can help reduce driving (Planetizen)
Hmmm, people are starting to notice that restricting other traffic can speed up transit (Fast Company)
In Amsterdam and in the U.S., people have had to demand traffic safety via protests (CityLab)
San Francisco built a park on a building (NY Times)
New Muni buses don't need the overhead wire (SF Chronicle)
In Cupertino, a new on-demand shuttle launches (TechCrunch)
Lots of confusion about funding to widen Highway 99:
- "It's a slap in the face" (SJV Sun)
- Did the governor's executive order take away gas tax funding for it? (Your Central Valley)
- No. But there is still a lot of outrage (ABC30)
- And confusion (Fresno Bee)
Newsom signs statewide rent cap into law (Pasadena Star News)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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