Today’s Headlines

8:22 AM PDT on August 23, 2021

Tesla investigation, long overdue, could lead to more safety outcomes (Slate)
Court rules Prop 22 - claiming ride-hail drivers are contractors - unconstitutional (AP)
How to move beyond recycling (Heated)
Not good for air quality: CA plans to lean on diesel to avoid power blackouts (KQED)
What if buses and subways were free to ride? (LA Times)
It's easier to build new highways than new subways (Slate)
The top ten economic benefits of walkable places (CNU)
To fight climate change, California needs to reorganize state government (CalMatters)
Amazon ponders malls (The Atlantic)

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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