Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:38 AM PDT on September 7, 2021
- People of color are dying from traffic violence at a much higher rate (LA Times)
- Legislature, Newsom hit pause on negotiating release of bond funds for high-speed rail (LA Times)
- Palmdale awarded $5.2m to fix gaps in sidewalks – and $147m for a freeway (Antelope Valley Press)
- Safety stop bill moves forward, and KPIX finds people, including bicyclists, to misunderstand it, on cue (KPIX)
- Watsonville gets an electric Metro route with free fares for a year (Lookout)
- Muni route in superhero movie is one Chinatown residents have wanted for years (KQED)
- South Pasadena to redirect grant funds towards street safety improvements (South Pasadenan)
- Bill to require autonomous vehicles to be electric passes CA legislature (GovTech)
- Bicycles paved the way (Sonoma County Gazette)
- Gentrification is not what we think (Vox)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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