Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

By Melanie Curry

8:18 AM PDT on June 25, 2021

New report on climate change is full of bad news (France 24)
New wind and solar projects produce cheaper energy than coal (The Guardian)
Bikes solve so many problems, and people in Lebanon are catching on (Aljazeera)
A lawn care business ranked U.S. cities on their bikeableness (New York Times)
San Leandro city council pooh-poohs plan to change rail route to speed trains, avoid conflicts with freight (Mercury News)
To be safe in parklets, driving must change (SF Examiner)
How to invest transportation dollars to create a greener, more equitable recovery (The City Fix)
Disagreement on whether transit is infrastructure is political (Next City)
Freeways kill cities (City Commentary)
CTC allocates $ to L.A. County transportation projects (Spectrum)
Should California build affordable housing on contaminated land? (Capital and Main)
The true reason for bike helmet laws (Systemic Failure)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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