Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:42 AM PST on March 5, 2020
- Hold onto your hats, the election isn’t over yet (Politico)
- Cheap and boring transportation solutions are effective (CityLab)
- Are Uber and Lyft increasing traffic deaths? (Human Transit)
- Better access to parks of all kinds can get people to care about the planet (Huffington Post)
- Just a few minutes outside can bring big health benefits (Inverse)
- Can bicycling help address inequity in health? (CityMetric)
- L.A. Metro will study toll lanes on 405 (JDSupra)
- S.F. MTA approves quick fixes to improve transit (Mass Transit)
- U.S. House of Reps passes act to allow building higher density in single-family zones (Smart Cities Dive)
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