Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:00 AM PDT on May 11, 2021

Bicycles saved my life: Rich City Rides’ Najari Smith (Christian Science Monitor)
Peatónito, Mexico City’s pedestrian superhero, is about to graduate from UCLA (Curbed)
Mr. Roadshow explains the proposed safety stop law (Mercury News)
Marin considers putting pipeline back on bridge – but now there’s a bike lane there (Systemic Failure)
Securing an equitable, clean transportation future (NRDC)
Electrifying transportation would lower GHGs, save money, and create jobs (CalMatters)
“I wasn’t distracted” – Ohio senator models less-than-ideal Zoom behavior (NY Times)
There’s federal money for housing homeless people, but few are taking it (Grist)
Newsom proposes a big stimulus package (CalMatters)
Dark side of carbon credits: Huge profits for a nonprofit (Technology Review)
Barriers to achieving US climate goals are more political than technical (Brookings)
It really is infrastructure week (The Verge, Washington Post)
Is California law on police use of force making any difference? (CalMatters)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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