Today’s Headlines

8:14 AM PST on March 2, 2021

SF Muni is suffering (Mission Local)
Lime plans to expand its e-bikes in multiple cities (The Verge)
Why shouldn't the government help people get on e-bikes? (Slate)
Hey cities, don't stop innovating as COVID declines (CityLab)
Some cities switching to life-affirming economies (Resilience)
California is on an upzoning... spree? (CityLab)
Lifecycle waste: Fossil fuel vehicles vs battery electric (there's no contest) (Guardian)
A federal climate unit could manage risks and costs (Brookings)
CARB looking for ways to expand cap-and-trade despite its limitations (CalMatters)
Industry can increase profits under cap-and-trade policies (Deseret News)

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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