Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:26 AM PST on December 18, 2019
- What are e-bikes good for? Hmm. Weight loss. Easier commutes. Parking. (TVNZ)
- SF allows scooter fleet to expand (SF Examiner)
- Electric school buses are starting to arrive (School Transportation News)
- News briefs on California planning issues (California Planning and Development Report)
- Will other cities follow Kansas City’s example and provide fare-free transit? (Vox)
- Twelve eastern states release draft cap-and-trade plan (NY Times)
- Ten transportation trends in 2020 (GreenBiz)
- Wall Street would prefer some kind of (control over) a market mechanism for greenhouse gas emissions (Bloomberg)
- London to get UK’s first zero-emission street (Forbes)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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