Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:40 AM PST on January 15, 2020

San Luis Obispo, facing shortage of school bus drivers, hikes fares to lower ridership (Tribune)
Should public transit be free? (NY Times)
Critics say federal AV policy is reminiscent of hands-off approach that led to problems with aircraft (Smart Cities Dive)
Uber calls on Congress to work on pedestrian, bicycle safety (Smart Cities Dive)
Why it’s so hard to cut emissions from trucks, buses (Pew Trusts)
Study: Cities worldwide continue to develop via sprawl, disconnected streets (Science Daily)
Mapping land use in the U.S. (Visual Capitalist)
E-commerce increases emissions by 30%, traffic congestion too (Smart Cities World)
Redlined neighborhoods more likely to be hotter, have fewer trees (NPR)
Becerra weighs in on legal battle over condo project in San Mateo (SF Chronicle)
Mothers 4 Housing are in jail, and house’s corporate owner is pleased (USA Today)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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