Today’s Headlines

• The benefits of walkable cities are vast (UVA Today)
• NTSB releases report on fatal AV crash: Uber system couldn’t recognize victim was a person (The Verge)
• Uber’s self-driving program never played by the rules, and it’s putting us all at risk (Curbed)
• NTSB calls for mandatory bike helmet laws despite staff recommendations not to; bike advocates object (Jalopnik, AM NewYork, Washington Post)
• San Luis Obispo police to create cyclist checkpoints in the name of safety (KCBX)
• Stop whining about LAX-it and give the bus a shot (LA Times)
• CARB to set clean truck rules (Transport Topics)
• Unable to regulate aircraft, Burbank Airport focuses emission reductions on ground-support vehicles (LA Times)
• Mapping progress on California’s air quality since 1990 (California Healthline)
• CalEPA has an opportunity to jump start progress away from oil (NRDC)
• Gas taxes are way too low (Transport & Environment)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF