Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:40 AM PDT on August 18, 2022
- What the Inflation Reduction Act can do for local climate efforts (Governing)
- What’s in it for bikes (People for Bikes)
- One million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar reflective paint (Fast Company)
- LA Metro approves an ambassador program for transit safety (California Newswire)
- In San Diego, transit ridership increasing (ABC)
- Can your commute make you happy? (Grist)
- When the American dream of the open road hits traffic, the fantasy feeds speed (New York Times)
- Tracking the e-bikes abandoned by Bolt (Electrek)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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