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Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:34 AM PDT on October 16, 2019

San Francisco votes to ban cars from Market Street (Curbed)
The Bay Area needs regional governance reform, as well as funding, to build seamless transit (Medium)
Some think self-driving scooters are worth the time and effort to develop (ABC7)
- Oh, and let’s get rid of the people who drive street sweepers, too (Nikkei Asian Review)
LA Times readers clap back at “bait and switch” claim on gas taxes
SB1 is a jackpot for some cities (Patch)
LA Times tries to clear up confusion over what is happening on complete streets, executive order, and deprogrammed highway projects – but doesn’t
Inside a homeless encampment, while it’s being torn down (NY Times)
It needs a better name, but “flight shaming” movement is taking off (Berkeleyside)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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