Friday’s Headlines
Protected bike lanes now; E-bike safety courses available; Mapping evictions in L.A.; More
8:31 AM PDT on September 1, 2023
- A tragic death could have been prevented if Oakland’s Grand Avenue had protected bike lanes (Oaklandside)
- E-bike safety classes now available:
- A coalition of industry and advocacy organizations launches E-Bike Smart (Bicycle Retailer)
- CHP creates its own course (Spectrum News)
- Benefits of putting cops on bikes (Government Fleet)
- Billionaires release renderings of their vision for a new California city (Bloomberg, SF Chronicle)
- Mapping where renters are being pushed out in L.A. (LAist)
- CA will allow controversial Aliso Canyon facility to store more natural gas because prices (LA Times, CalMatters)
- Utilities want to be able to charge customers for [unproven] carbon capture and [fossil fuel] hydrogen storage (Capital and Main)
Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
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