Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:16 AM PDT on September 8, 2020

Neighborhoods that were redlined tend to have more pavement, fewer trees, and higher temperatures than better-off areas (National Geographic)
California built its highways for speed, so no surprise: drivers are speeding (CBS)
Sunnyvale wants a connected, safe bike network, too (Mercury News)
L.A. should build housing on its underused commercial corridors served by transit (CityWatch)
SCAG formally adopts long-range plan “Connect SoCal” (Patch)
Stanford report: Sea level rise is going to muck with car commutes (AJOT)
SMART to acquire, run freight operations (Marin Independent Journal)
Riding a bike while black remains dangerous (Mother Jones)
Californians are capable of conserving power when they need to – like under threat of a blackout (SF Chronicle)
LA Times‘ Vartabedian sounds the death knell for high-speed rail, again
California’s current eviction protections, explained (CalMatters)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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