Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:40 AM PDT on September 17, 2021
- Newsom signs bills allowing duplexes, quadplexes in single-family zones (Mercury News, SF Chronicle)
- San Diego will scrap transportation/development guide to incorporate new state rules on VMT (Patch)
- The U.S. is on the precipice of a transportation revolution (NRDC)
- Except that the proposed e-bike tax credit was cut in half (Bicycle Retailer)
- Wildlife crossing needed over Las Vegas high-speed rail – but btw, also over existing highway (LA Times)
- Transportation pollution doesn’t only come on wheels (EarthJustice)
- Being a climate hawk in Congress has been a lonely job (Slate)
- LA County to shut down urban oil fields (Capital and Main)
- Chevron to invest a bit more on low-carbon fuels (Wall Street Journal)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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