Today’s Headlines

8:06 AM PST on November 18, 2021

When the pedestrian death crisis hits home (The Atlantic)
Oakland asks for feedback on making Chinatown streets safer (Oaklandside)
Palo Alto plans "microtransit" network (Palo Alto Online)
In search of transportation equity (MZ Strategies)
CA has the most zero emission trucks and buses - and jobs - in the nation (EDF)
State allows heavier trucks on roads "to ease port snarls" (Transport Topics)
US National Parks will "look into" zero-emission transit (SF Chronicle)
Local-hire provision included in infrastructure bill (Patch)
Restricting AirBnB reduces development (Harvard Business Review)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Today's Headlines are brought to you by our monthly donors. Thank you for supporting Streetsblog's work to keep our readers informed about state-level planning and policy decisions. If you don't already, please consider making a sustaining monthly donation.

Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

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.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

Headlines

Monday’s Post-Marathon Headlines

Maybe the LA Marathon wouldn't have had to put out that heat advisory and warn everyone about the last eight miles if the city prioritized the pedestrian experience...

Damien Newton

March 9, 2026

Streetsblog USA immigration

Deportation is a Transportation Issue

The shared infrastructure of deportation and transportation highlight an ethical dilemma; can we solve it?

March 8, 2026

Streetsblog Los Angeles Issues

City Attorney Takes Her Own Swing at Man Sucker Punched by LAPD in 2024

Eleven months after Officer Joshua Sportiello punched Alexander Mitchell in the face, the City Attorney's office filed misdemeanor resisting charges against him. Was it in retaliation for Mitchell's civil suit?

March 6, 2026