Today’s Headlines

8:49 AM PDT on September 15, 2020

This "game" could help you understand the twelve propositions on the California ballot (Gimme Props)
It's time to take urban freight seriously (TheCityFix)
Aggressive action by federal government could cut U.S. emissions considerably (Smart Cities Dive)
Surprise! Trump dismisses "science" (Mercury News)
California files another legal challenge against Trump administration on environmental rollbacks (OAG)
There never has been any intention to recycle plastic (NPR)
ICE resumes deportation arrests (NY Times)
Homeless sweeps continue in Bay Area despite coronavirus "moratorium" (Mercury News)
Tahoe seeks input on transportation plan (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
San Jose wants to know how to improve transportation - survey (San Jose Spotlight)
Hong Kong's pedestrian fences are about control (CityLab)
U.S. Chinatowns' history of racism, marketing (National Geographic)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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