Today’s Headlines
Which NFL Proposal Would Screw Up L.A. Traffic the Least? (LA Times) The Herculean Struggle for a Protected Bike Lane in Seattle (NextCity) A Look at Self-Driving Cars’ Crash Rates Suggests They Are Safer (Fast Company) Of Course Excessive Parking Causes More Driving (CityLab) Study: Bike Helmet Wearing Can Increase Risk Taking in Adults (University of Bath) … Continued
8:59 AM EST on January 13, 2016
- Which NFL Proposal Would Screw Up L.A. Traffic the Least? (LA Times)
- The Herculean Struggle for a Protected Bike Lane in Seattle (NextCity)
- A Look at Self-Driving Cars’ Crash Rates Suggests They Are Safer (Fast Company)
- Of Course Excessive Parking Causes More Driving (CityLab)
- Study: Bike Helmet Wearing Can Increase Risk Taking in Adults (University of Bath)
- 2015 Was Austin’s Deadliest Year for Traffic Deaths (Statesman)
- Hoverboards in Bike Lanes? A California Law Says That’s Where They Go (Bicycling)
Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.
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