Today’s Headlines

  • California Bicycle Coalition explains the state budget process – and why it is asking for more money for bikes
  • Santa Rosa gets a greenway instead of a freeway extension (Senator Mike McGuire)
  • BART riders say they want cleaner, safer trains before they come back (but will they come back?) (SF Examiner)
  • San Francisco walks back plan to rip out restaurant parklets (SF Standard)
  • Bakersfield police offer idea on how to reduce pedestrian fatalities: rehire retired cops, that’ll do it (ABC23)
  • Bakersfield cop hits pedestrian with car (ABC23)
  • Seattle to phase out right turns on red (Axios)
  • Oil lobby flips out over EPA plan to cut emissions (Reuters)
  • Why not use all those warehouse rooftops to generate solar power (Environment America)

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