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By Melanie Curry

8:43 AM PST on February 15, 2023

How to live without a car (Vox)
A pilot ZEV program was abruptly cancelled, and blame is widespread (Fresno Bee)
Mapping the walkability of every Bay Area neighborhood (SF Chronicle)
London reduced speeds to 20mph, reducing crashes and injuries (Intelligent Transport)
E-bikes are shining a spotlight on bad bicycle infrastructure (Bloomberg)
Bill calls for a study of e-bikes (Spectrum)
More on scary attacks on bike riders in East Bay (Oaklandside)
Cutting transit funds will make it hard to reach climate goals (Cal Matters)
Everybody’s gas heating bill went way up (LA Times)
San Diego extends areas where denser housing will be allowed (San Diego Union-Tribune)
95% of Bay Area cities lost zoning authority (Darrell Owens)
CARB pursues huge investments in “direct air capture” of carbon emissions (DAC, but not Disadvantaged Community) (Natural Gas Intel)
People are making $$$ on emissions trading markets (Investment Executive, Lexology)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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