Friday’s Headlines
Inspiration from the Bike Summit; OakDOT proposes standards for temporary safety upgrades; San Diego transforms a fast road in Balboa Park; Stockton transit funding is under threat; More
8:33 AM PDT on April 26, 2024
- Ideas from the CalBike Bike Summit (Rancho Santa Fe Review)
- OakDOT’s proposal to allow temporary safety upgrades doesn’t go far enough, say advocates (Oaklandside)
- San Diego transforms a freeway through Balboa Park into a quiet road with a bike lane (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Stockton transit funding is under threat (KCRA)
- PARKING CONTROL OFFICERS picket against plan to enforce illegal parking in SF (SF Chronicle)
- Santa Cruz’s West Cliff Drive is a harbinger of the future with sea level rise (NY Times)
- Bay Area air district criticizes report that finds it is the fifth most polluted region nationally (SF Examiner)
- Highly paid PG&E CEO defends high rates as utility’s profits soar (SF Chronicle)
- LA Court rules against housing law prohibiting zoning only for single-family homes (Mercury News)
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