Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA
9:00 AM PDT on August 9, 2021
- UN Warns of Worsening Global Warming (SacBee, LAT)
- Report: States Must Fix Bias in Policing (SBNYC)
- Slow Streets, Win Some, Lose Some (SFWeekly)
- More on SF’s JFK Drive for People vs. Museums (NYTimes)
- Culver City Deciding Whether to Keep Culver Blvd. Open for People (Bike Culver City)
- More on SF’s Great Highway’s Return to Motorists (ABC7)
- Fires Reducing Air Quality in Fresno (Fresno Bee)
- Cal State Parks Has “Hike and Bike” Survey (Google Docs)
- Fed Infrastructure Bill Will Pass, If It Hasn’t by the Time You Read This(Politico)
- The Bill Cuts Biden’s Proposed $20 Billion for Dismantling Urban freeways to $1 Million. (NBC News)
- Includes funding for tech to Warn Drivers When They Leave Kids in Back Seat. (New York Post)
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National Headlines at Streetsblog USA
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