News and links from around the web

Below are some stories that you may find interesting:

• This Wednesday, residents and community leaders are waiting to hear your thoughts on the University Avenue Mobility Study. The meeting will be held at 4044 Idaho Street from 6-8pm. This meeting will be a chance for you to voice your thoughts on making University Avenue more bicycle and pedestrian friendly and more accessible to transit.
• This past weekend, Los Angeles hosted the ‘ Street Summit to inspire, educate and rally livable streets advocates.
• Also this weekend, San Francisco opened its first “parklet.” Mayor Gavin Newsom was in attendance to christen the space that is being given back to the people.
• Women are often said to be the indicator species when determining bike friendly cities. In an attempt to encourage more women to cycle to more places more often, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals has created a survey to find out what it would take to get more women to ride.
• An international news story that caught my eye: the city of Barcelona will have its residents vote on how they want a new tram line to be integrated into one of the city’s major thoroughfares. Including citizens in the planning process is one way on creating an environment that they will feel a sense of community and kinship toward. San Diego could learn some lessons from Barcelona by promoting their public hearing more widely.