Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:28 AM PDT on September 20, 2021
- America has a car crash epidemic – and it’s preventable (Vox)
- When you’re disabled, transportation can be difficult (Patch)
- As bicycling increases, better protection is needed (Bakersfield.com)
- Fremont gets award for safety, gives road diet the finger (Mercury News)
- Culver City moves towards fully electric bus fleet (Patch)
- San Jose Open Streets festival Viva Calle was a joyous car-free party (Mercury News)
- Shortage of bus drivers is putting young students on public transit (California News Times)
- Electric AVs will not solve emissions, let alone congestion (UK News Today)
- League of Women Voter weighs in against preserving long-unused North Coast RR for coal transport (Times Standard)
- What just happened with single-family zoning in California? (LA Times)
- Housing solutions in the federal infrastructure bill (Prospect)
- Why CA has the lowest COVID rate in the nation (SF Chronicle)
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