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Living in a 15-minute city is pretty cool; Off-street parking reform can lower emissions and housing costs; CA law expands ban on requiring more parking for new housing near transit; More

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  • Living in a 15-minute neighborhood is pretty cool, actually (Angie Schmitt)
  • New law will expand ban on requiring housing developments to build parking near transit (Long Beach Post)
  • Proving that off-street parking reform can lower emissions and housing costs (ITDP)
  • Los Angeles Metro details “Games Enhanced Transit System” in new report (The Sports Examiner)
  • Caltrain launches all-electric service (Mass Transit)
  • Photos: Europe's car-free plazas were parking lots for years (Politico)
  • California's electric car culture (Legal Planet)
  • Federal money will help install EV fast chargers along state freeways (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • Newsom's veto of AB 2448 dashes Riverside County's dreams of becoming an EV hub (Daily Bulletin)
  • CA Democrats take money from big oil and vote against environmental laws (CBS)
  • Appliance Efficiency Paranoia: It's a tactic (Heated)
  • Football team's flight using "clean fuel"? The story is way more complicated than that (LegalPlanet)
  • California sues Exxon for misleading people about plastic recycling (CA Attorney General)
  • HUD is exploring giving renters cash instead of vouchers (NPR)

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