News summary August 17

The Conversation: On a mission to get bikes off sidewalks (SacBee 2014-08-17); A solution for bikes and pedestrians (SacBee 2014-08-17)
Placerville considers its roundabout future (SacBee 2014-08-17)
A look ahead: Sacramento’s five-year forecast (SacBee 2014-08-17)
A glimpse of the future? Clean electric bus glides silently around Sacramento (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-08-15); Sacramento transit agency to put electric buses to the test (SacBee 2014-08-16)
Should Sacramento limit or ban strip-mall chain stores? (Sacramento News & Review 2014-08-14)
Taxis, Uber and Lyft battle for Sacramento cab fare (Sacramento News & Review 2014-08-14)
Back-seat Driver: Sacramento soccer fans are also fans of light rail (SacBee 2014-08-14)
Midrise construction dominates central Sacramento housing market (SacBee 2014-08-14)
Speed limit to be lowered on several Sac streets (KCRA 2014-08-12)

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